I want to follow up on the issue of Afghanistan--I wasn't going to touch it--then move to another one.
One of the things that seem to be emerging is that we need to move beyond what this whole rubric has been about. We did a report on it, etc., and many of us have said we should get beyond, that it's not just about Afghanistan, it's about the neighbourhood, and to have a contact group, as you said--China being part of that as well. I note that NATO was discussing the possibility of bringing in China as part of the equation, which is interesting.
So my question to you is, as it relates to Canada-U.S. relations, are you saying that Canada could be the one to propose a process in concert with what the Americans are doing, and that now is the time to propose that?