Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for his questions.
I certainly agree that is the place to start. If the minister recalls throughout my entire presentation, I alluded to that point time and time again.
The debate on this topic is an issue that involves more than just a commitment of ground troops. It involves a commitment of an entire parliament with the information reaching the entire population of Canada. What we on this side of the House have sought to do is to keep people informed and have the full support of the House of Commons through a vote on that commitment, should it ever arise. That was our point right from the beginning.