Mr. Speaker, in this case it is thank God for the Americans because they had nothing to do with this on the Canadian side.
Yesterday the U.S. ambassador for Canada, Mr. Paul Cellucci, said that military support will be looked for and discussed when the Prime Minister visits President Bush next week. He said that Canada has the military capability that has helped the United States, that has helped the world and that he hoped it would help them now. It is a cry for help.
The Prime Minister has spoken only in broad terms about supporting this effort. He has avoided making a specific commitment.
Will the Prime Minister simply tell Canadians that our ally and friend, the United States, can count on Canadian military--