Thank you very much.
I think you know that Canadians still aren't sure about what we're doing there and how it seems the nature of our assignment has changed, particularly around the three Ds. I want to know if there is a plan to engage Canadians in the decisions that need to be taken in terms of how much of it is development, how much is....
We thought we were there to protect the schools, yet hundreds of schools are still being blown up. We seem to be doing something other than what we thought we were there for. That would be my first question. How do you, as a government, make a decision as to whether you spend more on the military or more on development? How will Canadians be involved in that decision?
Second, I want to know if every soldier is tested for PTSD on return, and are they treated and looked after before they are even considered for redeployment there?
Third, General Hillier had asked...in terms of looking after the soldiers, I understand that soldiers are treated on the base, but families are waiting two years to get a family doctor in town. You are still not treating families as families. In situations like PTSD you are at a huge risk of domestic violence, and it seems extraordinarily unsupportive of our troops for us not to be able to treat our military families as families.