Mr. Speaker, first of all, it is only natural that we discuss the politics of this issue, since it is a highly political issue.
Second, there is a big difference between the information provided to members of the House in 1991 and what we are seeing now. I was critical of the fact that in 1991 we were in the process of voting when troops had already been sent to Iraq and we were watching the events on television. That was obviously one drawback.
At this time, since we have already discussed air strikes in previous debates in the House, I am not questioning today's debate. However, the information provided in the briefing this morning was completely inadequate. We were asked if we had any questions.
We should be briefed each morning, like we were in 1991. Back then, the Prime Minister invited all party leaders to become members of the Privy Council. Mrs. McLaughlin, who was then leader of the NDP, accepted the invitation. Right now, this information is not available. We go after it—