Mr. Speaker, the question is, why is the government giving credibility to a dictator who murders, tortures, and uses chemical weapons against its own population, by saying that his request will be responded to by a positive answer from Canada's brave women and men in uniform? That is the question.
Over the weekend, both the Minister of National Defence and the Minister of Foreign Affairs said there would be a second extension in six months.
Why are they already contemplating a future extension of this mission?