I'm not addressing you, Parliamentary Secretary. I'm sure you'd like to be the minister, but you're not.
Minister, we have friendly relations with the Americans. Not quite a year ago, in June, after the Prime Minister recessed Parliament, over the next week he rolled out $17.5 billion of announcements of military procurement. Two days later, he flew down to the White House to celebrate President Bush's birthday. That's indicative of the friendliness of that relationship. In fact, he called him Steve and only the Prime Minister's mother and I guess President Bush dare to call our Prime Minister Steve. So that indicates a very friendly relationship.
The foreign minister invited the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. They spent an intense few days out on the east coast. They emerged, mind you, at a Tim Hortons.
What use are these friendly and cozy relationships should they interfere with our ability to stand up for Canada's sovereignty and Canada's rights under the charter? I would assume they'd be able to resolve this.