It seems the Conservative government has decided not to make the vote on the Afghanistan mission a matter of confidence. While I support the mission and would have no problem with an extension, that cannot and must not be the issue the government falls on.
Why not? Simple! Because for the 36 or 45 days of the election campaign, Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan will have a big bullseye on their backs. The Taliban will know that all they have to do is kill a few Canadians in that time and we will elect a government to pull them out.
So the government has to suck it up and accept this motion as is. They don't have to like it, just like I don't like the games the Liberals have been playing with the military for years, but in this case it is for the greater good.
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