Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question and comments.
No, I have not been talking with reservists upon their return, but I am nonetheless in touch with the military because my riding is home to a military base.
It was in discussing with them that I realized that they know that Parliament is where the decisions are made. Parliamentarians have the responsibility of ensuring that Canada's effort is not disproportionate as compared with that of other countries. The fact is that, at present, it is disproportionate. On that basis, one might suggest that, instead of extending our presence in Kandahar until 2011, we ought to get out of there. By February 2009, we should have looked into more useful ways of contributing to the development of Afghanistan.
When I said that we have responsibilities—