Stonewalt

Video here of an uninformative interview on CTV's Question Period with the Chief of the Defence Staff.

Update: CTV news story here; the CDS is less than forthright about the 2008 Commons' motion on the CF's Afghan mission--but he speaks clearly about the Congo (unless the CF themselves are promoting a mission there):

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"Just to be clear, we're following through with the Parliamentary motion," Natynczyk said. "And the Parliamentary motion indicates that the Canadian Forces will leave Kandahar province in 2011 and the end of military mission in Afghanistan will occur in 2011 [see here]."

When asked if the Canadian Forces would then turn its attention to a UN mission in the Congo, Natynczyk said there are already 10 staff officers and one support personnel on the ground. He said the UN has sent a request to augment the mission to the Foreign Affairs Department, and he would "await wait the government of Canada wishes to do [more here]."