Mr. Speaker, Canadians are right to question the government's promises on Afghanistan.
For over a year the Conservatives repeatedly denied being pressured to extend our military mission by the United States, yet we now know the Americans made a formal request for Canada to extend the mission in 2009. Instead of saying “no”, the government just asked them to have patience.
How can we trust a Prime Minister who says one thing to Canadians and another to the American government?