Since the PM was enroute to China, Defence Minister Peter MacKay took the latest question in the House of Commons on the post-2011 mission in Afghanistan. Here’s what was said:
Mr. Gilles Duceppe (Laurier—Sainte-Marie, BQ): Mr. Speaker, earlier in question period, the Minister of National Defence refused to answer a very simple question. I will ask him once again. Given that NATO announced today that Canadian soldiers will be leaving Kandahar in early 2010 and going to a neighbouring district, can the Minister of National Defence confirm that this redeployment will not change the July 2011 end date of the mission for all Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan?
Hon. Peter MacKay (Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, CPC): Yes, I can confirm that, Mr. Speaker.
I suppose now, the Bloc Quebecois can complain if there’s even ONE Canadian soldier left in Afghanistan, right? I guess he didn’t get the PM’s memo about still figuring out what happens next.
The mambo continues…
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