--it's better for the Jordanian worker and, frankly, better as a standard for what we're trying to do in the Middle East, how can we say no to trying to be at the table? How can we say, “You know what? Since we're trading with you anyway, we're going to take all our rules off the table”.
If you and I were doing business together and I told you that I wanted to try to influence your conduct--you were trying to influence mine--if I decided that I wasn't going to play anymore, that I was just going to take my circumstance and go away, my sense is that your ability to influence me would be very limited. But the stronger the relationship is and the more I'm in contact with you--and I say this to all our guests here--my opportunity to influence you in a positive way is there.
So can you please explain to me how taking our marbles and going home helps the Canadian economy and the Canadian worker?