I will reply, Mr. Speaker, by, in effect, misquoting my minister, who yesterday, in reply to my hon. colleague, talked about his trips, the latest being to Mali and Senegal, and looking at them the way a soldier looked at a conflict zone, in fact, taking quite a number of tours of conflict zones. Therefore, he actually knows what he is talking about. He, along with the Chief of the Defence Staff, will never put our people in harm's way.
The hon. member talked about General Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, who said at committee today, “As for our ability to protect ourselves we have learned a lot from Rwanda...I will make certain that the troops have the rules of engagement they need to be able to defend themselves and those who they work with”, By extension, I would say civilians. He continued, “They will have the rules of engagement they need in a Chapter 7 operation...to effectively contribute to that mission”.
I am sure that this does not necessarily answers my colleague's question.