Mr. Speaker, I listened closely to my colleague's learned remarks.
The problem is not with what he is saying, but with what he is not saying. The best way for a coalition to defeat an enemy is to starve it of munitions and money. Turkey is currently providing sanctuary to ISIL. Combatants who want to enter Syria can go through Turkey. Unfortunately, many Canadian citizens are doing just that. Some countries are providing this group with weapons and others are buying its oil.
What is the point in creating a coalition to bomb enemies, when so-called friends are giving them food, weapons and volunteers?