Mr. Speaker, whenever this government has sent or renewed combat missions, we have always consulted Parliament and had a vote.
Let me tell the House what we have done. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, I took the critic for foreign affairs of the member's party and the critic for foreign affairs of the third party to Iraq so they could ask questions and see the situation for themselves. We voluntarily called back the parliamentary committee a week before Parliament resumed so that we could present and discuss it there. We supported an emergency debate within 48 hours of Parliament resuming.
I will say very clearly, if there were to be a combat mission, we would seek to bring it before Parliament as a matter of confidence.