Mr. Speaker, it is more than obvious that the mission to eastern Zaire was little more than a dream in the Prime Minister's mind. Not only did our troops never deploy to the proper area, but we are getting little local co-operation and the crisis has diminished.
It is only the government's big-headed pride that is going to force our soldiers to miss Christmas with their families for no reason. How long is the government prepared to leave our troops stranded in Africa with no real mission, just to satisfy the Prime Minister's ego?