Posted AT 5:17 PM EDT on 08/02/08
Afghan motion a confidence matter
OTTAWA — The future of Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan has been tossed into the election incubator.
The minority Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced a confidence motion Friday that proposes extending Canada's "current responsibility for security in Kandahar" by almost three years.
"It requires other parties to make a simple decision," government House leader Peter Van Loan told a news conference.
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