Afghanistan Committee on May 28th, 2008

Evidence of meeting #5 for Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan in the 39th Parliament, 2nd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was afghanistan.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Canada's Mission in Afghanistan

Members speaking

Before the committee

Graham E. Fuller Simon Fraser University

Excellency Arif Lalani Ambassador of Canada to Afghanistan, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

8:55 p.m.

Arif Lalani

The facts speak for themselves. As you pointed out, it's not me telling you; it's all these other people who told you. There is progress. It's just a long road, and we've got to stay on that road and learn as we go. But we've got to stay on that road because there is progress.

9 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Pierre Lemieux

Thank you very much, Ambassador.

It's 9 o'clock and we're at the end of our committee meeting. I'm very pleased that we were able to coordinate your schedule with a meeting of the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan. I thank you very much for having taken time out to meet with us and for your testimony and your frank discussion tonight. Thank you very much.

The meeting is adjourned.