But respectfully, this labour cooperation agreement and the environment agreement are the strongest agreements we've ever signed with any nation. That's a huge step for Canada to take in negotiating a free trade agreement. It's a good step. It may be a smaller step than what you want, in your view, and maybe in Mr. Julian's and Mr. Guimond's, but it is a positive step. I believe that positive step could be lost if we were to walk away from the table and maybe come back in a couple of years, or even a year from now, to find that others have taken our seats.
On November 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.