Mr. Speaker, I listened to the hon. member very carefully but I would like to ask him one thing.
Given the present situation of calling this debate on such short notice and without any briefing to government members on this issue, perhaps a decision has already been made and this take note debate is merely a formality. On the other hand, we are committing our brave men and women of the defence forces to go to a country without the proper equipment to help them fight a war or maintain peace in that country.
We do not know what the long terms plans are. We do not know how much it will cost. We do not know a lot of things and so many questions have been unanswered.
Given these situations and these uncertainties, does the member feel we should send our forces or not?