For the time being the Tory position is that visits to Afghanistan be limited to "Defence Department officials and politicians who oversee the forces."
I can't speak for business leaders and athletes but I can speak for entertainers. If Mr. O'Conner ever becomes Canada's Minister of Defence and he bars civilian entertainers from visiting the troops but encourages politicians to do so, he had better be prepared to put on a pair of heels and a dress and learn to sing for his supper.