▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁three ▁days ▁earlier . ▁Canada , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁NAT O ▁mission ▁in ▁the ▁K and ah ar ▁Province , ▁the ▁birth place ▁and ▁former ▁Tal ib an ▁capital , ▁for ▁the ▁past ▁three ▁years . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Hel m and ▁Province , ▁the ▁two ▁provinces ▁were ▁" home ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fier c est ▁opposition ▁to ▁coal ition ▁forces " ▁and ▁reported ▁to ▁" have ▁the ▁highest ▁cas ual ty ▁rates ▁per ▁province ." ▁ ▁Canadian ▁Def ence ▁Minister ▁Peter ▁Mac K ay ▁called ▁on ▁Fox ▁to ▁apolog ize ▁for ▁the ▁sat ir ical ▁comments , ▁describing ▁the ▁remarks ▁as ▁" des pic able , ▁hurt ful ▁and ▁ignor ant ." ▁G utf eld , ▁in ▁response , ▁maintained ▁the ▁show ▁is ▁sat ir ical ▁and ▁irre ver ent ▁but ▁offered ▁the ▁following ▁ap ology : ▁" The ▁March ▁ 1 7 ▁episode ▁of ▁Red ▁E ye ▁included ▁a ▁segment ▁discuss ing ▁Canada ' s ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁' s ynchron ized ▁break ,' ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁make ▁light ▁of ▁tro op ▁efforts . ▁However , ▁I ▁realize ▁that ▁my ▁words ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁misunder stood . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁my ▁intent ▁to ▁dis res pect ▁the ▁brave ▁men , ▁women ▁and ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁military , ▁and ▁for ▁that ▁I ▁apolog ize ." ▁ ▁Doug ▁B enson ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁Canada ▁at ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁The ▁Com ic