Mr. Chairman, I would like to preface my questions by stating emphatically that the Canadian Alliance is very proud of the job that the men and women in our armed forces are performing abroad in Afghanistan, Bosnia, the Golan Heights and elsewhere. It is in spite of the government that they are doing an admirable job, not because of it.
Is the reason the minister is so certain the $210 million will cover the Afghanistan mission because Canada plans to withdraw from the mission?