Mr. Jack Harris (St. John's East, NDP):

Mr. Speaker, when we asked the government a month ago about a U.S. request to extend our military mission in Afghanistan, the Prime Minister said that he was not even aware of it. Now the Secretary General of NATO is making his request publicly.

We know that the Conservatives want to extend this military mission and they are not going to be able to avoid this question for much longer. Are they going to keep our soldiers in Afghanistan after 2014, yes or no?

Mr. Jack Harris (St. John's East, NDP):

Mr. Speaker, the last time we asked this question the Prime Minister thought it was a good time to talk about Hitler so I suppose that is some kind of an improvement.

The Conservatives will not give us a straight answer but they have left the door wide open to extending the military mission past 2014. The United States has asked and NATO has asked.

Last time the Conservatives extended the military mission to Afghanistan they acted without a vote and refused to put it to a motion in the House. Will they bring this latest military extension to this House for a vote, yes or no?