No, Mr. Chairman, that is not the case at all. If the hon. member heard my remarks at the beginning of the evening, she would know that multipurpose, combat capable forces are still quite relevant. We have obligations for the defence of Canada and Canadians to work with the United States in terms of the defence of the continent but we also contribute to international peace and security. We need to be combat capable because even peace support operations have become more challenging and more dangerous in that respect.
We have people serving in a conflict zone now in Afghanistan. Therefore we will continue to need multipurpose, combat capable troops to serve a wide range of purposes and needs that presently exist with respect to the Canadian forces.