Mr. Speaker, I said they were not direct combatants.
I pleaded at the beginning of question period for at least a temporary downing of partisan tools. The Canadian Alliance would have us send more people than we have into the region. The other opposition parties would have us send fewer people.
Why do we not for a change focus on those who are there? Why do we not behave in a way that would please them and please their families? Why do we not, all of us, stand behind them and say to the Canadian public that we thank them for their service to our country?