Sir, I reconfirmed my commander's intention and guidance this morning to General Gauthier, the commander in Afghanistan, the Vice-Chief of Defence Staff, and the deputy commander of CEFCOM, who are the last two guys who were in the room with me. And General Gauthier and the commander in Afghanistan were on the video teleconference with me and confirmed exactly the words I used to you.
We have all the authorities we need. We're there to help Afghans. If somebody's being seriously abused and we are a witness to it, we are not going to stand by and see that continue. I expect young men and young women to have their actions mirror the values they bring with them from Canada. We know they do. I simply want to make it absolutely clear; there is no ambiguity from this Chief of Defence Staff.