Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister.
While the Turkish air force and artillery continue to pound Kurdish positions in northern Iraq, the European "troika", on a visit to Ankara, formally demanded that the Turkish army withdraw from Iraq. Otherwise, the European Parliament could block the customs union deal reached with Turkey.
Does the Canadian government, which, incidentally, is still negotiating the sale of its CF-5 fighter jets to Turkey, intend to follow in France's and Germany's footsteps by demanding that Turkey withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible?