Stephen Harper will tell Parliament on Tuesday that he's asking Canadian pilots to bomb ISIS targets in Syria as part of an extended and expanded mission in the fight against the jihadist group, CBC News has learned.
The prime minister will unveil his proposal to expand and extend Canada's initial six-month military mission in Iraq and ask for "authorization" for a one-year air mission against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS or ISIL.
That length of extension of the mission is significant. A six-month extension would have put any further renewal in the middle of next fall's election campaign. Canadians must go to the polls by Oct. 19, 2015.
Official Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair has said his New Democrats will vote against any extension of Canada's participation in the conflict. The NDP voted against the initial motion. Justin Trudeau's Liberals voted against the motion, arguing Harper didn't provide enough information about the combat operation.
Stephen Harper will tell Parliament on Tuesday that he's asking Canadian pilots to bomb ISIS targets in Syria as part of an extended and expanded mission in the fight against the jihadist group, CBC News has learned. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
The prime minister will present his motion to MPs during routine proceedings, which take place shortly after the House opens for business at 10 a.m. ET.
It will likely not go to debate until later this week, however, as the House rules require notice to be given before a motion can be put forward.
Opposition parties received the text of the new motion on Monday night, and will be briefed further on Wednesday. The debate will likely begin on Thursday.
A Canadian prime minister does not need authorization from Parliament to launch a combat mission, but Harper has made it a practice to ask the House for support in those instances.
In an essay published last fall, University of Ottawa professor and defence expert Philippe Lagassé noted that such votes can be a way to assure the military that its mission has the support of the elected house of Parliament.
But it can also provide political cover for the governing party, he adds.
"By laundering these decisions through the House, the government gives the impression that the Commons shares responsibility for the deployment."
Last week, Harper confirmed he would seek to extend the current mission beyond the April 7 deadline. He has refused to rule out expanding the mandate to include activities in Syria.
Polls suggest the Conservative government is playing a winning hand. Surveys indicate strong public support for the fight against ISIS.
The NDP and Liberals have raised concerns about the role special forces operators are playing in painting targets, or guiding airstrikes, for the Kurdish Peshmerga, whom they are training.
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