Mr. Speaker, I rather agree with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs that there are two reasons why we cannot easily pull out of these peacekeeping missions.
Strictly on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, I do not believe we can ignore such suffering. However, we must also recognize that, in an open world, there is such interdependence that we have to realize that any conflict anywhere on this planet will affect us sooner or later.
Having said that, I must state that, in my opinion, the problem lies in the type of mission in which Canada will be participating. The bottom line is that Canadians would like to know, as would Quebecers, what the exact nature of Canada's involvement over there will be.
What I would like to ask the secretary of state is the following: How can there be assurances that Canada will have some input, significant input, into the decision on what type of contribution it will make in the former Yugoslavia?