Mr. Speaker, just because we have the capability to commit a certain number does not mean to say we actually do it.
What we say in the white paper is that at any one time we could deploy in missions, not necessarily in peacekeeping but in natural disasters or other measures, up to 10,000 people at once.
We also commit to increase by 3,000 the number of personnel actually involved in the army able to take part in the land forces missions.
Certainly the point that I raised earlier in terms of evaluating each particular mission on its merits answers the hon. member's question. We have to be very judicious in future in the way we deploy our forces. We believe that there is a consensus in Canada that this country really does want to continue to do its part for the UN and to help bring peace and stability to the world.