Mr. Speaker, if the NDP had its way and Canadian Forces were to be removed from Kandahar province, not only would there be no schools, no hospitals and no development work happening in that region, but schools, hospitals and development work that has been done would be completely destroyed by the Taliban, which is the enemy of civil reconstruction, democracy and stability in that country.
Yes, we want development, as does President Karzai, as do the people of Afghanistan and Kandahar province. None of us can deliver that kind of development until we have security in the region. That is what our brave men and women in uniform are doing for us today.