Mr. Speaker, I do not want to extract from the Leader of the Opposition a yes that he is not ready to say at this time. I know another yes that he is very keen on. I am very keen on a no.
My view is that the presence of Canadian troops and others under the UNPROFOR group is still extremely useful in maintaining some peace in many parts of the former Yugoslavia. While they are there they are available during emergencies supplying drugs and food.
They have done this very well in the last three years and have saved a lot of lives. Canadian participation is still very good. We favour what the Brits and the French are proposing but that does not mean we have to participate necessarily. We have made a good contribution.
We are very far away from that part of the world and in many ways, it is somewhat more a European problem than a Canadian problem.