Mr. Speaker, although I did not get an answer to my question, I will answer the member's question.
I am the son of a veteran. Both of my grandfathers are World War I veterans and my father is a veteran of World War II. I understand Canadian service. It is about how we make a difference, not whether or not we will make a difference.
My question back for the hon. member has to do with how we make the difference. Canada is supporting a corrupt regime. I met with the six Afghan members of parliament. I also know of another Afghan member of parliament, the only elected member representing a constituency, who was thrown out of parliament because she objected to the corruption in parliament. That is the government that Canada is supporting.
There is no question that the Taliban are bad guys but at one time we supported them in their fight against the Soviets.
The question is not whether or not we are against one group. The question is how we can best make a difference in Afghanistan and--