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You can bet I'll be watching this debate tomorrow. It should be a close vote. The current Parliament looks like this: Conservatives 125 seats, Liberals 103 seats, Bloc 51 seats, NDP 29 seats.

I know the NDP will probably vote against the bill, but you can bet every Conservative will be voting in favour. All the Conservatives need is 155 votes. They should be able to get those votes from some of the Bloc and Liberal MPs.

Canadian leader wants to extend Afghan mission

Kramer, what's the official death count of Canadian military men..?

A lot of the articles I've been reading are saying 15-16. I figured it was more because of the four Canadians that were killed by the American plane, but I'm guessing those guys are being counted in the 15-16 number.

It may not seem like a lot, but when is the last time Canada was engaged in a major conflict? Sure, we've done some peacekeeping missions where the sides were shelling us... but I don't think we've been in anything like Afghanistan in a long while.

That's why so many Canadians these days are becoming more and more uneasy about the mission. Personally I think we should stay. Fucking Liberal governments have hammered the idea that Canada is a peacekeeping nation into the heads of so many Canadians... it's sad...

Jesus Christ... I can't believe how close this fucking vote was... what the fuck is wrong with our politicians...

"The vote was close, but the government prevailed 149-145. It means Canadian soldiers will remain in Afghanistan two years longer than previously planned."

I'm really starting to like our new Prime Minister:

""The events of Sept. 11, 2001 was a wake-up call, not just to Americans but to people in all free and democratic nations. Two dozen Canadians were killed as result of the attacks on the twin towers . . . Canada is not safe from such attack, and we will never be safe from such attacks as long as we're a society that defends freedom and democracy.""

Canada's stay in Afghanistan extended by 2 years