Mr. Speaker, we would very much like to see a commitment by the government to bring this to pass.
The military training assistance program is one in which foreign military personnel are trained in concepts and procedures by our military. Unlike Canada, foreign military officers are often directly involved or very influential in their governments.
In the white paper the government has committed to expand this program. While the training is done by the military the results support foreign relations, international trade or it could even be called foreign aid. The committee recommended that that defence dollars be spent only on defence.
Will the minister confirm that the costs of the MTAP will not come out of the defence budget.