I missed this earlier in the week – thanks Macleans.ca for making me look – from a Canadian Press story linked to the PM’s visit to the United States.
The last line of the CP story?
“Harper made it clear in Washington that the country is not walking away from its commitment: “Canada is not leaving Afghanistan; Canada will be transitioning from a predominantly military mission to a mission that will be a civilian humanitarian development mission after 2011.” He said “that transition’s already in place.” “
At last a politician, Canada’s chief government spokesperson, makes a short, clear and easy to understand statement, and it gets buried at the bottom of the story.
Good to have at least the start of some clarity regarding what happens next.
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