This editorial stated that reporters' phone calls and requests for information are frequently ignored, forcing reporters to work around official channels for basic information. I can assure you that no reporters' requests to the Public Information Office of the Winnipeg Police Service have ever been ignored. I can also assure you that requests for information are always followed up and information is provided as long as providing that information does not:

It remains a fact that Canada's current military commitment in Afghanistan is to February 2009. The federal government has made clear to Canadians and our allies that any future military deployments in Afghanistan beyond 2009 must be supported by a majority of parliamentarians. The Independent Panel on Canada's future role in Afghanistan continues to examine and deliberate on potential options for Canada's continuing commitment, and will report to the prime minister and Canadian public before the end of January 2008.

Conservatives have a distinguished record of reflecting Canada's diversity. For starters, Conservatives boast a number of firsts: the first Muslim elected to Parliament; the first Hindu elected to Parliament; the first Chinese-Canadian elected to Parliament; the first Indo-Canadian woman elected to Parliament; the first Japanese-Canadian cabinet minister; and the first black cabinet minister. Manitobans can take pride in the remarkable accomplishments of former Conservative senator Paul Yuzyk, who represented Manitoba in the Senate from 1963 to 1986 and was one of the earliest proponents of multiculturalism.