Mr. Speaker, I can understand why the minister does not want to talk about that.
Defence experts have warned that Canada's armed forces are so depleted that there is not a lot Canada can do to contribute to strikes against terrorist states. The government promised in the white paper to commit two squadrons of F-18s and at the same time meet our NORAD commitments.
Can the minister stand here today and legitimately say that he can meet both our NATO and NORAD commitments?