Mr. Speaker, I would like to say thank you to the Leader of the Opposition in wishing luck to the brave Canadians who will be involved in the operation. I can tell him that they will be very satisfied to know they have the support of the Canadian parliament in a difficult time.
With respect to the particulars of the activities of these soldiers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is supposed to make a statement about it at 3 p.m.
I discussed this issue with President Clinton this morning and we agreed—and all NATO partners are in agreement—that the time has come to tell the leader of the Republic of Yugoslavia that we cannot tolerate the activities that he is imposing on the people of Kosovo, as I said in my statement last night.