Mr. Speaker, it is about time we talked about what our role is in Afghanistan instead of this kind of nonsense.
We are there because in fact for the first time this continent became vulnerable to terrorist attacks when the attacks in New York City and Washington occurred on September 11. That is in the country next door. It is part of this continent and it is important that we engage in this mission to suppress terrorism, to be able to bring the al-Qaeda terrorists to justice.
That is what this mission is all about. It has to do with the protection of Canada and Canadians and of working with our allies to help ensure that.