Foreign Affairs committee  I didn't realize I looked quite that eager. You were mentioning the wages that the neo-Taliban is allegedly able to provide to its recruits. I've seen similar figures. Of course, there are conflicting reports on this. I've seen everything from $6 to $10 to $12. I think the UN dr

Foreign Affairs committee  I think the point about the accomplishments in Afghanistan is important, and it's often not recognized. But on the other hand, there are troubling signs there right now, and some trend lines you would look at for progress are heading in the wrong direction. There's the number o

Foreign Affairs committee  No, I haven't.

Foreign Affairs committee  Obviously there's no simple answer to that question. If there were a simple answer to the question, then the 2,500 troops that NATO has been asking for would be heading to Afghanistan right now. I think part of the problem here is that there's not a great deal of confidence in t

Foreign Affairs committee  On the issue of the relationship between military force and reconstruction and the disbursement and use of reconstruction aid, clearly there is an inseparable relationship between the security conditions and our ability to deliver reconstruction aid and fund reconstruction projec

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, I heard three issues. I can try to do so quickly. With regard to a possible deadline, the urgency now is not so much to be thinking in terms of deadlines as much as to encourage the Government of Canada to work with its NATO partners, other member states, to recognize the n

Foreign Affairs committee  Thanks for inviting me to appear before the committee today. It's a pleasure to be here. I regret that I didn't hear the discussion with the previous witnesses. I was actually sprinting the entire length of Sparks Street, so I beg your indulgence as I continue to wipe my brow a