Madam Speaker, I can respond to the question about whether our pilots were disappointed or sad.
Lieutenant General Charles Brown, the U.S. commander of the coalition air force, was interviewed by the Calgary Herald. He mentioned that he himself was sad to see our pilots leave and that our pilots were truly sad. He said that he understood that it was a political decision by the new government, but that he did not understand why the pilots were being withdrawn because they were effective and they could go into airspace where other countries could not go. He said that he would be pleased if Canada changed its mind and again deployed its pilots. He wants to keep our pilots, and our pilots are sad.