Mr. Speaker, the tragic deaths of our Canadian soldiers in Kandahar are deeply felt. My own community is mourning the deaths of Private Richard Green and Private Nathan Smith who belonged to the Halifax regional family.
It is imperative for General Baril to get to the bottom of the so-called friendly fire casualties. The minister has pledged co-operation and the Americans have committed to co-operating but it is going to take a lot more than that. Specifically I want to know if the government has received U.S. assurances that General Baril will have full access to all U.S. witnesses and documents, all communications records and flight data. Did the minister get that absolute assurance?