Mr. Speaker, the Reform Party caucus and indeed all Canadians welcome the good news of the release of the 55 Canadian hostages held by the Bosnian Serbs. Yesterday the French foreign minister called for a withdrawal of its peacekeepers in Bosnia. This only makes public the growing realization that this is a political, not a military problem and that peacekeepers cannot do their job in the current environment.
My question is for the Prime Minister. Now that Canadians have been released, will the government align with France's position and use this opportunity to withdraw our troops?