There is certainly a need for Canada to engage Latin America in a much deeper way, and that's why pursuit of free trade on a regional or sub-regional basis would be my preferred route. But clearly there are things to be done to try to move forward the agenda of transparency, democracy, respect for human rights, and the whole gambit of issues within Latin America. So the visit the Prime Minister made to the region was very important as a signal that Canada takes Latin America very seriously.
On May 28th, 2008. See this statement in context.