Mr. Speaker, following the speech by the hon. member opposite, I would like to share some of my thoughts about what is going on.
The government is asking us to agree to send troops under NATO command, but it is being vague about it. This is what makes it difficult. It is difficult for us to take a position, because we do not know how much that will cost, how long the mission will last and what responsibilities will be given to our troops.
It is therefore very difficult for the opposition to decide. We, in the Bloc, are in agreement with that. We agree but, as I said earlier, restraint has to be used, and my hon. colleague just said something similar. So we agree on this. However, we will not know, before this debate comes to an end, how much all this will cost. In other words, the government is asking us to give it a blank cheque. I would like the hon. member's reaction to that.