Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary should have listened to what I said. First, I did say that 78 troops had lost their lives. Second, I never said that there had been no progress in terms of healthcare. I reported what the percentages are at present. That situation, and I will not come back to it in detail, is still a harsh reality there.
The progress made is not due to the troops who are there now, because most of them are assigned to combat. In fact, few of them are assigned to reconstruction. I am not saying that the intention is not there, but that is not the work being done at present.
It is unfortunate that the member is instead trying to defend this mission at all costs, by arguing and not hearing what we are saying. It would be much preferable if he would give us answers to our questions. He has not given any.
This afternoon, I believe it was him who talked about 4,000 schools in six years. I do not know whether Canada, with the infrastructure, equipment and engineering at its disposal, would be able to build 4,000 schools in six years. It is an even greater challenge in a devastated country, unless we are converting houses into schools and doing things like that. That may be the case, but that is not what he is saying. He is saying that the troops have built 4,000 schools in six years. It is time to correct that, if it was misspoken, but it was most certainly what he said.
It is that kind of statement that takes all credibility away from the information the member is giving us here.