Mr. Speaker, I am please to rise in this House today to acknowledge, once again, the quality of our Canadian Forces.
Nearly 2,000 of our soldiers are currently deployed in Afghanistan to fight terrorism and to ensure peace and security. Yesterday in Kabul, they showed that their skills exceed combat excellence.
Canadian paratroopers defused a delicate situation near the Afghan capital by using persuasion and diplomacy.
Locals had threatened to use force against refugees if they did not abandon their camp, which was too close to two of the local community's cemeteries.
Owing to the quality of their training and Canada's reputation around the world, our paratroopers prevented the start of another conflict in a very volatile country.
We are all very proud of our armed forces and grateful for their work.