Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the House, the Prime Minister rejected any Canadian participation in the coalition of willing countries the United States wants to set against Iraq. Unfortunately, his director of communications rushed to alter this by stating that the government had not yet reached a decision.
Instead of backtracking, ought not the Prime Minister to be reassuring the public and announcing, once and for all, that Canada will not be participating in the coalition of willing countries the United States wants to send to war against Iraq? The public has a right to know clearly what Canada's position is.