I believe the doubling is scheduled to take place in early August. That is the most recent information I have. That is based on the ability of both Great Britain and the Dutch to deploy their forces there, their readiness, essentially, based on their assessment of the situation in the south. The NATO mission is, of course, the transition that's taking place, a critical exercise of which Canada is very much a part.
As for the decision of the defence minister to attend the conference, I'm not briefed on all of the detail of that decision.