You alluded to the premier of Quebec, Mr. Couillard, and that is a good thing. He came to power recently and this was one of his first important trips. We know about the relationship between the federal government and China since 2006. We know that the Prime Minister also met the Dalai Lama. Canada had a great deal of trouble establishing a relationship that allowed for this type of initiative.
In your opinion, has this slowed down Canada to some extent? We know that the Chinese economy is important. Should we have been there sooner and established better relations to facilitate things? Now we are in catch-up mode.