Prime Minister Stephen Harper has ruled we had sent more to participate in the NATO mission on the Libya, saying at one such a commitment requires consultation in Parliament.
His comment Friday came that NATO has failed for a second day find new aircraft to attack the ground for the fight against the forces of Muammar al-Gaddafi in Libya, but Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen expected soon additional aircraft.
Harper, speaking Friday on the campaign trail, said Canada performs a "significant contribution" and believes that the leadership of Gaddafi must "end" to fully protect the civilian population.
But Harper reiterated that his Government has been clear that it will not put the troops on the ground in Libya.
Will "of any request for additional participation, we not make this kind of commitments during an election campaign." To make any any additional commitment would require the Parliament of the Canada to be seated and to discuss these issues, "he told reporters in Richmond Hill, have."
Top commander NATO military, U.S. navy Admiral James Stavridis, said there is a growing need for attack aircraft of precision to avoid civilian as casualties Gaddafi forces camouflage themselves and hide in populated areas to avoid the Western air strikes.
US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to discuss the details, said that the Commander is looking for approximately 8 to 10 additional aircraft.
The alliance is struggling to overcome differences over the mission of the Libya, with Britain and the France seek several strikes by other nations of NATO, particularly from United States.
In the United States, said he sees no need to change what he called an important role in the campaign - even if she still fly one-third of missions - and many other NATO countries have developed rules to prevent substitution of Gaddafi force except in self-defence.
Fogh Rasmussen said Friday that Berlin meetings had ended with no specific commitments of the allies for additional aircraft, but he received the "indications that the nations will be what is necessary."
"I hope that we will have the necessary assets, in the very near future," he said.
NATO air strikes began three weeks ago, aimed at protecting Libyan civilians attacks by forces loyal to Qadhafi.
Friday, a letter stating that there can be no peace in Libya as long as Qadhafi remains in power was published by the leaders of in United States, Britain and the France.
The letter appeared in three major newspapers such as the battle for the control of major cities Libyan grinds on with little progress seen by opposition rebels and forces loyal to the dictator.
Said Derek Stoffel CBC journalist, the stronghold of the rebels in Benghazi, which is regarded the letter as good news. Libyan, that he has spoken in recent days many want to see NATO to move simply to protect civilians to help remove them Gaddafi to power.
About 10,000 people rallied after the Friday prayer in Benghazi. They thanked France for his part in the NATO strikes, asked the Americans to do more, and said that they stand in solidarity with the people of Tripoli and Misrata. Tripoli is the capital and a stronghold of the Government, while Misrata was fiercely fought by the two parties.
Neil Macdonald the CBC, also in Libya, tweeted Friday, "the General message people here has for the anti-war left to the Canada and the United States: you have another solution?" Would you like that rather we die? ?
Letter leaders - published in the International Herald Tribune, the Times of London and Le Figaro the France - attempts to show a United front, even as members of NATO as the Germany are openly critical of the mission.
"Our duty and our mandate under 1973 of the UN Security Council resolution United is to protect civilians, and what we do," the US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister David Cameron British and French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in the letter. "It is not step to remove Gaddafi by force." "But it is impossible to imagine a future for the Libya with Gaddafi in power."
Members of the Alliance agreed Thursday that Gaddafi must leave power, but he insisted on the military mission remain focused on its goals declared to apply an arms embargo, for the protection of civilians and to force the withdrawal of the forces of the dictator of citiesthey are entered.
The field Friday, Government unleashed intense shelling on Misrata, pushing forces and troops of tanks on rebel held city. A helicopter circled overhead for several hours, apparently spots targets of artillery in the third largest city of the Libya, despite the no-fly zone applied to NATO. Forces bombarded the city with tanks, artillery and rocket fire.
Gaddafi forces are drawing of cluster munitions on the ground - ground rockets in the residential neighbourhoods of Misrata, according to witnesses cited in a report by the New York Times. Weapons cannot be targeted precisely and put civilians in danger.
It is the heaviest assault in the seat of aged 50 days of Misrata.
Meanwhile, NATO planes hit hometown of Sirte Qaddafi in the East, said the Libyan TV. Explosions were heard also of what appeared to be that NATO strikes against the forces of the Gadhafi near the coastal town of Brega.
In Tripoli, reported increased security measures in the apparent attempt to prevent anti-Government protests.
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