This is my question, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday the member for Okanagan—Coquihalla stood in the House and stated that a year after the September 11 attacks a Canadian presence is needed in Afghanistan to visibly work with agencies to restore and protect school programs for young Afghan children and women. He also stated that Canada should now help build and maintain the programs that will make liberation in Afghanistan a reality for generations to come.
This gives the impression that the government is not doing its share to help with Afghanistan's reconstruction efforts.
Could the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation please outline what the Government of Canada is doing in this regard?