Mr. Speaker, we are faced with a curious and interesting piece of political acrobatics. We now have a member of the Reform Party defending Bob Rae. I am sure the folks at home in Calgary will be very pleased to know what the member has now committed to do.
The fact to remember is that we are open to co-operation, but we ask the provincial premiers, as we have, to also reciprocate and show that they are prepared to participate in the national interest.
The time has come to stop simply defending in an isolationist way their own interests province by province. It is time for Canadians to join together, as the premier of New Brunswick did this morning, and say this is something that is bigger than all of us. We must work together in a co-operative fashion. That is the kind of spirit and co-operation I would like to see from all the premiers.