• Home »
  • Canada »
  • Afghanistan promise not good enough
exclamation

Important notice: To continue serving our valued readers during the postal disruption, complete unrestricted access to the digital edition is available at no extra cost. This will ensure uninterrupted digital access to your copies. Click here to view the digital edition, or learn more.

Afghanistan promise not good enough

By 
  • September 11, 2008

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's promise to get Canadian troops out of Afghanistan at the end of 2011 is good, but not good enough for Catholics for Peace – Toronto.

CFP spokesman Deacon Steve Barringer wants to hear other parties on Afghanistan exit strategies that might speed up the process.

"If a sooner option is possible then that would be greatly preferable from our point of view," Barringer told The Catholic Register.

Which doesn't mean Barringer is unhappy about the Conservative commitment.

"It's good news," he said. "I'm glad to hear there is an end date."

Harper promised Sept. 10 that he would not just end the Canadian military expedition in Khandahar at the end of this particular mission, but that he would pull all Canadian troops, other than a few advisers, out of the country.

His opponents accuse him of playing politics with the Afghanistan mission.

More in this category: « Real news flash: Globe defends Opus Dei D&P seeks donations to help rebuild Haiti »

Please support The Catholic Register

Unlike many media companies, The Catholic Register has never charged readers for access to the news and information on our website. We want to keep our award-winning journalism as widely available as possible. But we need your help.

For more than 125 years, The Register has been a trusted source of faith-based journalism. By making even a small donation you help ensure our future as an important voice in the Catholic Church. If you support the mission of Catholic journalism, please donate today. Thank you.

DONATE