I respectfully disagree with the premise of your question. In fact, this government has been singularly focused on strengthening its trade and investment relationship with the United States. You mentioned Buy American. When Buy American first reared its ugly head, it was this government that was able to secure a waiver of those provisions back in 2009. When those provisions reared their ugly head again more recently, it was this government, this minister, my colleagues in the Conservative caucus, my ministerial colleagues, who engaged with their counterparts in the United States and aggressively made the case that when the United States imposes Buy American types of provisions on Canada, it impacts both of our economies. It appears that the message resonated. As you know, the Buy American provisions haven't had the traction that some people thought they would.
As far as focusing on agreements we already have, I've already addressed the United States, our most important trading partner. I spend more time in the United States connecting with my counterparts, businesses down there, business organizations, and members on both sides of the House and Senate there.
I also point you to the fact that Canada is reopening existing trade agreements with countries such as Costa Rica, Chile, and Israel to move first-generation agreements into second-generation agreements to include things like investment and services, making sure these agreements serve both of our countries going forward.
So we are continually looking for new opportunities to deepen our existing trade relationships, while of course also looking for new opportunities around the world.