Any relationship, even the best relationship, has occasional bilateral irritants. We've heard a little about softwood lumber. We continue to engage in processes on that; I expect we'll be doing that in perpetuity. There is a very constructive development there, which is the Binational Softwood Lumber Council. You actually have the industries on both sides of the border working together to try to build the market for softwood lumber, to look for opportunities, and to have a better understanding of each other. Economic recovery will of course be the best antidote to those problems.
The country of origin labelling issue is a substantial one. We've sent that to the World Trade Organization for resolution. That doesn't preclude the possibility of a negotiated settlement, of course, though we don't see that on the horizon right now.
In a relationship as important as ours, we have to be vigorous and aggressive at all times. That's what we'll continue to be, both with those irritants and also in the legislative process.
One of the things that Americans often say to me is “You're sitting here talking to us, messing in our legislative process. How would you feel if we were always down there in your country messing around in your legislative process?” I don't know what our views would be, but we're certainly not going to stop, because it is important.
Canada is welcomed as a friend by most. The critical thing is to be present, not just with the administration but throughout the American political process, so that when decisions are made we don't become the collateral damage in anger or upset with another country.