Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the hon. member's speech. I am a bit concerned about the phrasing of the motion, which is vague to say the least and creates a bit of a precedent. It is an area of precedent that the hon. member needs to think about very carefully.
We entered into World War II without the resolution of this parliament. We also declared war against Imperial Japan without the resolution of this parliament and we entered into the Korean conflict without the resolution of this parliament. The motion appears to imply that before we enter into war in this instance the government must get a resolution from this parliament.
Given that this motion is imprecise at best and is really on whether we should have a vote, and given that it talks about possibilities and a variety of things which could be interpreted in a variety of ways, I wonder whether the hon. member is concerned, given the precedential nature of this matter and the foundational aspect that it has to our democracy, namely the right of parliament to direct government. Is she at all concerned that this motion is not nearly as precise as many members would like it to be before voting on such a foundational issue of our democratic process?