Mr. Speaker, I would say to the hon. member that at this moment when Canadian soldiers have been kidnapped it is not the time for the Canadian government to run for cover and be subjected to blackmail.
We are there to play a useful role. Thousands and thousands of lives have been saved because our troops are there. The Canadian troops are among the best, if not the best. I would like to tell our soldiers that we support them. When they went there they knew they were not going to a picnic. I am grateful to the Leader of the Opposition who said that we are backing the Canadian troops.
We have had similar incidents before and there will probably be more. In the meantime we are saving thousands of lives there, making sure that medication and food gets to the population.
The Canadian people are proud of this role and the Canadian people are backing the troops who at the moment are in difficulty.