Mr. Speaker, it is a very good example by my colleague and I think it is one we do need to deal with. The one thing I would caution when we do this is not to be subtle. Subtlety is a hallmark of Canadians. We like to tiptoe around and are always afraid we will offend somebody.
The example he gave is excellent. But if we do that, make sure people understand exactly why we are doing it. Do not just simply do it and let them put two and two together and maybe come up with what we are up to. Make it absolutely clear. Do this to us and here are the consequences. We talk about that in the criminal justice system. We talk about it with almost every example one can think of. It is consequence of action. Whenever something is done there will be a consequence for what is done.
We talk about it in our own lives. Let us start talking about it with the Americans as well. Let us say “Here is what we think is fair. Here is what we are prepared to do. But if you do not want to play by this rule, if you do not want to be fair, above board and completely open, then know now that if you start messing with us, we will retaliate. We will not get carried away in doing it. We will do it in the best Canadian tradition to try to do it in balance with what you do”. But make sure they know we are going to do it. If we lay that out, do not back down when the time comes. Make sure they understand when they take an action, if it is an unfair action, there will be a consequence and we will indeed follow through on it.