Mr. Speaker, regardless the topic, clear objectives are objectives that can be evaluated. Terms such as “help” are very vague and cannot be evaluated.
If we are talking about reclaiming villages, we must know the names of the villages and the timelines. If the objective is to reclaim a particular village by a particular date, that is a clear objective. We know where we are going and we can evaluate whether the objective is met.
If we are talking about reducing ISIL forces by 10,000 fighters by a certain date, that is a clear objective that can be evaluated.
However, there is no clear objective in the current mission that can be evaluated. We do not know whether we need to redirect our operations on the ground, whether everything is going well, or whether we could set more ambitious objectives.
It would be impossible to evaluate whether the objectives the member mentioned are being met.