Evidence of meeting #6 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.
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Bloc
Claude Bachand Bloc Saint-Jean, QC
No, because they reopened the Collège militaire de Saint-Jean, and we are very happy. Therefore, I chose to join the college festivities rather than to go to Kandahar.
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LGen Michel Gauthier
I understand the principle that you are invoking, but I am not really in a position to discuss it. However, as you said, circumstances in 2005 made it difficult to do exactly what we had intended to do with our military strategic planning ability, because of the difficult and demanding circumstances with regard to security.
As the situation on the ground improves, especially in Kabul, these people must be replaced by civilians. This is the direction in which we are heading.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Pierre Lemieux
Thank you very much, General Gauthier. As the chair of the committee and on behalf of my colleagues, I want to thank you for being here this evening. You are busy, but you took the time to come to discuss Afghanistan with us. Thank you once again.
Colleagues, we will move in camera to conduct committee business.
[Proceedings continue in camera]