I'd say the priority is here in Ottawa. I think that, when you commit to a dispute settlement system, for example—and I differ with Mr. McRae here—you stick to it. We must be prepared, precisely as he said, to lose if we lose and to apply sanctions. Obviously, the partner must do the same thing. Given the asymmetry in relations between Canada and the United States, which won't be disappearing any time soon, we really must not constantly go back to diplomacy. We don't carry enough weight to do that. So we have to rely on the system and make it work properly.
On March 9th, 2009. See this statement in context.