Mr. Speaker, as a matter of fact, the hon. member for Repentigny has quoted the constitutional example of the United States.
We should not forget that, ever since the declaration of war on Japan, in 1941, the U.S. Congress has never used the rule set out in the U.S. constitution. Committing U.S. troops is always left to the president, to the executive branch.
In a way, Canadians have borrowed the British system inherited from the past.