Mr. Speaker, at last we have a question that we should be dealing with. That is precisely the core of this legislation. What it defines is the parameters of the laws that apply to all members who are on the space platform at any given time. The legislation we have before us is echoed in other countries, or by the other partners shall we say.
In the end there is one thing that goes beyond the law and that is the trust we share among us. What we are seeing in this historic piece of legislation is a moment in time at the end of this century when countries with competing interests will have to work together in order to save and preserve the very lives in the ultimate hostile environment. They are going to have to have faith in one another. I admit that is probably a step of the human spirit that actually transcends respect for the law.