Mr. Speaker, one of the wonderful things about Parliament is that all decisions made have to be accounted for to all of our peers.
The policies of the Government of Canada with respect to national defence, I think, have been articulated. They have been the result of unprecedented consultations. We have had the white paper and the joint parliamentary reports. We have had debates on our participation in various military activities around the world.
We will continue to function in an open and transparent way, always trying to balance the needs of domestic and international security with our capacity to pay the bills.