What we have seen in the last few months are two factors at play at the same time. One is the much more positive, constructive tone of the Canada-U.S. relationship. I really believe the Prime Minister and the President have struck a much more positive, cooperative tone, and I think there's a recognition on the part of our two leaders that the Canada-U.S. relationship is a fundamental building block of our competitive success going forward.
For too long, NAFTA has been defined in terms of disputes, rather than in terms of building on the opportunities inherent in NAFTA and the different ways we can build on NAFTA to strengthen our economy.
The second factor that I think has been in our favour has been litigation. I am a great believer, always have been, that litigation is a tool. It's a tool to get you leverage in your negotiations, because fundamentally I believe you have to negotiate a resolution to most disputes. Certainly this one is big enough and has dominated the relationship to such an extent that, other than a negotiated agreement, I don't think there is a solution. So we've had the leverage of some litigation wins, and we've had the leverage from a more positive relationship. I think those two coming together when they did have allowed us to make a move that gives us the opportunity to start building NAFTA beyond where we've been for the last 10 years, and build our competitive position against some of the real threats out there that are largely non-North American in nature.