This war in Iraq is part of a larger effort to remove this terrorist threat from the planet.

Ironically, the Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and personnel in the Persian Gulf I mentioned earlier who are fighting terrorism will provide more support indirectly to this war in Iraq than most of the 46 countries that are fully supporting our efforts there.

We saw when those World Trade towers came down what these terrorists will do.

Much has been accomplished during the last year in the campaign against terrorism. This struggle will require vigilance, perseverance and sacrifice for many years to come.

We are also looking to Canada as we continue to integrate the North American energy market.

This war in Iraq is part of a larger effort to remove this terrorist threat from the planet.

We want to look at how we would respond because, as hard as we work to prevent terrorist attacks here North America, if we have a catastrophic terrorist attack, it is the military that is going to have to go in at the request of civilian authorities.