Mr. Speaker, as the critic for foreign affairs, the hon. member would be well advised to actually read what the plan is. The plan was tabled on February 14 by the Secretary-General where he set out on several pages the specific mandate for the extension of the United Nations force. That would enable the Haitian government that has gone through a very successful democratic election and now taken office to continue in the development of its own police forces with the backup and support of the international force to ensure that there is a proper stabilization during that period of time.
I would be quite glad, at the request of the hon. member, to send him a copy of the Secretary-General's report to the council. That is the exact mandate that we are working on and the plan that we have. That is the kind of arrangement we have made with the UN.
What is most important, because of the our intervention on behalf of Canadians and on behalf of everybody else, is that we were able to break a deadlock to ensure that the United Nations was able to continue its presence.
From the debates last night, I would like to take one comment at random from the ambassador of the United Kingdom speaking to the security council. He said: "We pay the warmest tribute to the Government of Canada for the lead it has taken in making the union's continuation possible. It is a source of great satisfaction to my delegation. The United Nations will now be able to continue its mission in this stabilization phase". Due to Canada, Mr. Speaker.