Mr. Speaker, we are seeing a pattern of questions in the House today that is very unfortunate.
The lives of Canadian men and women are in danger. Despite our partisan differences on other matters, all of our questions and all of our thoughts should be on how to improve the situation, not to make petty criticisms on the floor of the House of Commons.
The hon. member speaks of a vacuum, but when we hear the comments of his defence critic, who a few moments ago said "retreat is not withdrawal and withdrawal doesn't mean you leave", one wonders where the vacuum is and who is actually setting policy on that side of the House.