The rather more muscular Michael Ignatieff

The deputy Liberal leader seems somewhat more committed than M. Dion to trying to do something effective in Afghanistan. But if we stay at Kandahar we will inevitably be involved in some combat--especially in the OMLT (Operational Mentor and Liaison Team) role when our trainers go out in the field with their Afghan National Army units, or with the Afghan National Police. And they will still be vulnerable to IED attacks, the main source of casualties. Incoherence still rules in Liberal policy:

The opposition Liberals are open to recommendations from John Manley's panel on Canada's military mission in Afghanistan, deputy Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff said Monday.

Ignatieff hinted that the Liberals might fine-tune their own policy in light of recommendations, expected Tuesday, from a panel headed by Manley, a former Liberal cabinet minister appointed by the Conservative government to study the mission...

The Liberals have pushed unsuccessfully for months for a plan to have Canada's 2,500 troops fighting insurgents in the Kandahar region shifted to training, civilian protection and reconstruction in a less dangerous part of Afghanistan.

Asked if there is enough room in the Liberal policy to accept a continued presence in Kandahar for training or some other non-combat role, Ignatieff replied "Yes, there is."..

In a speech opening the caucus meeting, Liberal Leader Stephane Dion appeared to emphasize that the Liberals don't want Canada to withdraw entirely from Afghanistan, though they want a refocused role there.

"We are not Jack Layton," Dion said, referring to the NDP leader's longstanding call for withdrawal. "We will not abandon Afghanistan."

Dion said after the mission's scheduled expiration in February 2009, Canadians would remain to help rebuild Afghanistan, train Afghan police and military, and "care for the people."

"Yes, we will be in Afghanistan for a mission in the traditions of Canada," he said...

Such as the Boer War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the First Gulf War, and Kosovo?

Here's a post by Terry Glavin (disclosure: look under the "Cs" at the end):

Canada's Future Role In Afghanistan: Independent Panel (Manley) Report Imminent

And here's, via that post, a "Submission to the Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan" that's really worth reading.