TO Sun Editorial page evolves on the issue of a vote on the extension of Canada's Afghanistan Mission. They correctly note that our forces are committed for the next twelve months or so, and say:
"We believe the time for a full debate on this issue will come a year from now, when the present phase of our Kandahar mission ends and Canadians will effectively have to decide if we want to commit our soldiers over the long haul -- say, 10 years."
http://www.torontosun.com/Comment/Commentary/2006/03/16/1490508.html
Excellent! Get Harper to explicitly agree today to a full debate and vote one year from now and he can close the book on this issue. Maybe it will help bump us his anemic poll numbers (37% would vote for the Tories today).
My word, how far we've come, when 37% support for the Tories is termed "anemic". Why I can remember not that long ago in 2001 when the Canadian Alliance was hovering around 8% in the polls!
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