Yes, Mr. Speaker, but my question dealt with a year down the road.
If Canada is to extend our year long commitment to provide peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan, a decision needs to be made now to begin the planning and the preparation. For the current holder of the title of Prime Minister to state that Canada will not consider sending troops until our current 12 month deployment ends, is simply not practical.
Has the defence minister discussed the Afghan request with the real Liberal leader, and if so, what was his response?