Mr. Chair, I have a point of order.
We gave notice that we would like to seek unanimous consent—because we didn't get the motion in by the 48-hour limit—for the following motion, the reasons of which will be obvious.
This will only take a couple of minutes.
The motion is:
That the Committee begin without delay to investigate and study Canada's preparations and plans for the withdrawal of Canadian Forces from Afghanistan in 2011, and Canada's Whole of Government efforts and plans in Afghanistan post 2011, in light of the fact of the Leader of her Majesty's Official Opposition's inquiries in the House of Commons on March 30th, 2010, concerning the “plans the government has for the Canadian mission in Afghanistan after 2011”; and the Prime Minister's invitation to the opposition to “share its ideas on the future of the mission”; that the policy relevance and importance of these plans are clearly of immediate concern and primary importance; and that given that the Military Police Complaints Commission is continuing its own investigation, that the Committee's continuing Taliban prisoner investigation constitutes a political exercise damaging to the morale of our troops and Canada's mission.