I'd just like to say that I think this amendment is really in that spirit of partnership, and it's meant to strengthen our relationship. I think when we have relationships with other countries, there are sometimes difficult things that have to be addressed, and this is certainly one of them. We have worked very hard with Ukraine to establish the relationship with the west and have a strong friendship with them. I think that's not in question.
I also believe strongly that with the excellent diplomatic and negotiating skills of our Canadian team here, they would be able to broach the subject respectfully, in a manner that would not be in any way offensive to Ukraine.
I also want to say that in trade agreements going forward, we have to have an eye toward human rights. We have to entrench them in the agreements, and not just in side agreements anymore. For the countries that we're looking at trading with, it's incredibly important that we keep the standards we have in our own country and potentially elevate other countries to those standards. That's the goal. That's what we're reaching for, off in the distance, I think, trying to elevate countries to these standards. We have examples where that hasn't happened. With NAFTA, Mexico has not been able to raise its standards.
I think we set an example to the world, and we can do so in a respectful way with all partners.
