Thanks very much.
I'd like to thank our guest for returning. I think the dialogue you've shared with us is sincere and an important one.
I know we seem to have reflected on one party in particular in terms of members opposite who seem to take a differing view. I wish it were just one; it seems to me that there are others.
My challenge is that what I see here is really an ideologically driven dialogue. There are those who seem to put party platforms ahead of progress. What makes me sad is that, again, this is petty party politics ahead of doing the right thing for Colombians and Canadians. That makes me distressed.
What I see missing from some parties opposite is a recognition that Colombians are trying to do the right thing, that Canadians are trying to do the right thing. I think it's shameful to suggest that somehow Canadians don't care about human rights in other countries. I think that's very sad.
I think of the 1.7 million Canadian workers who are represented by your association, Mr. Stewart-Patterson. I guess I need to ask you, if we were to ask your 1.7 million Canadians workers and their manufacturers how they feel about coming together to try to promote more of their business while we're living through a global recession that is, lest it be forgotten, the worst that anyone around this table has ever experienced--none of us have lived through the kinds of times that we're living through right now, unprecedented—what do you think those workers might say, sir?