Monday, March 10, 2008 · sitting No. 63

Commons holds take-note debate on Afghanistan mission

The House spent the largest share of the sitting on a take-note motion regarding Canada's role in Afghanistan. Liberal MP Bryon Wilfert moved the motion and said the mission must change and become more than military. Conservative MP Larry Miller said the opposition had finally recognized that extending the mission to 2011 was the right course.

Question Period featured repeated exchanges on the alleged financial offer to former MP Chuck Cadman. Liberal leader Stéphane Dion asked when the Prime Minister first learned of any such offer. Conservative MP James Moore replied that no financial offer had been made.

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Who held the floor · 2008-03-10

48Supply day yields one failed regretThe sitting devoted nearly all its time to opposition supply motions and debate on Afghanistan, ending with a single unsuccessful vote. No bills advanced and nothing was decided.AI-rated Score out of 100; the verdict and the answer ratings behind it are a model’s reading. How the AI rates this

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