Mr. Speaker, let me be very clear that the re-engagement is part of the continuous dialogue we have been having with the Americans. Whereas the Americans are putting out their conditions, I can tell the member quite clearly that what I am hearing on the Canadian side, after much consultation with the Canadian industry, is that we have no intention whatsoever to give up the 100, 200 billion dollars, which we consider should not have been collected by the Americans so far, so we will stand by the interests of Canadian industry in all of these three elements.
In the House of Commons on May 14th, 2003. See this statement in context.