Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his remarks and his question.
I believe that parliament should always play a role in these things. I also believe that government is elected to govern and there are certain things that government has to do whether we like it or not.
Even in one of the most powerful legislatures in the world, that of the United States, the Government of the United States has the power to commit troops to areas of conflict and then the U.S. congress debates it, probably before it happens but most times after it happens.
This is an ongoing debate among all parliamentarians. I would like to see the debate take place, but there are some things that government has to do. One does not want to lay one's cards out on the table. If one is going to send troops into certain areas, one does not want to tell the people before one does that. There are certain things one must let government do and hopefully it will do it in the best interests of all Canadians.