Mr. Speaker, we see yet again more confusion and division on the part of the Liberal Party when it comes to our mission in Afghanistan.
Yesterday, the deputy leader of the Liberal Party insisted that the Liberals want to stay in Afghanistan. He stated, “The party over there wants to pull out of Afghanistan, not this party”.
Yet the leader of the Liberal Party wants to continue to stick to his line that Canadian soldiers should not be allowed to engage in a combat mission in Afghanistan, but only to do training. Of course, he has no problem with invading Pakistan.
Perhaps the deputy leader of the Liberal Party could explain to his leader what the independent panel said on this kind of plan:
One variant would have Canada end its combat mission completely in February 2009. This Panel did not judge this to be a viable option.
The deputy leader of the Liberal Party said recently, “do it right or don't do it at all”. That is what he should tell his leader.