Mr. Speaker, I believe Canadians have a great deal of difficulty understanding that sort of accounting.
The minister guaranteed that the command for our troops in Haiti would be 100 per cent in Canadian hands and that the mandate was for four months only. Now we find out we are paying the entire bill, the mission may be extended, the mandate is clouded and the control may be within the Haitian government.
Will the minister deny these reports, guarantee that this mission will be over in four months and that command decisions will remain in Canadian hands?