I am concerned that Canadian troops have already been stretched past the limit by their commitments in the former Yugoslavia. Some soldiers are in their fourth and even fifth tours of duty and this is cause for great concern.
I recently read a report from a chaplain who wrote: "We do not know the emotional ramifications of psychological layers being built up by these repeatedly rapid deployments".
Will the Prime Minister consider other options, such as offering NATO an air squadron rather than a land unit, in order to lessen the burden on our under equipped and over taxed land forces?