Mr. Speaker, it is a little confusing listening to the parliamentary secretary. He was the member that railed probably harder than any single member in the House against the free trade agreement. He spent a career from 1988 to 1993 constantly on his feet fighting that issue. He swallowed himself whole on this issue if you listen to his speech. I am wondering when this miraculous convergence took place. I have sent out for some of his exact words on and his criticism of the free trade agreement, the NAFTA agreement and any other agreement which related to world trade, free trade and Canada's trading position.
The question is when did this convergence take place? Was it immediately following the 1993 election? Was it a gradual convergence, or as I stated earlier, did he simply swallow himself whole on the whole issue of free trade?