happening everywhere and it ended up being about 80,000. It was the biggest mass migration since the 1850s when Canada was opening up. Marion Dewar and I often appeared together and she'd bring her son, Paul. I've always known him and so, I've always supported him (Paul Dewar is the NDP MP for Ms. MacDonald's riding.) DM: What do you consider the world's hot spots right now? FM: The part of the world that is most interesting at the present time is the Far East. This is where population is exploding, where new kinds of enterprises are being built. It's a seething mass of energy and we really know so little about it. We go to a city in China and think we know China, but how do you know a civilization until you've really immersed yourself in it completely? I say that because I've worked in Afghanistan and I know what it is to know people in 75 villages, but that's only one minor part of Afghanistan and that's only one minor part of Asia. We don't really have a global perspective on the world and regardless of how much (John) Baird tries, he doesn't come at it from that point of view. DM: What's the most concerning spot globally? FM: To me, it's there as well. The fact that we are still interested as a country in Afghanistan. In how many parts of the world have our soldiers been posted? There aren't that many in recent years and