Madam Speaker, I listened with great interest to the remarks of my colleague. I understand his points about the differences between the European Union and the scale of our economies and the differences in the western hemisphere.
I mentioned before the case of Puerto Rico. It seems to me the debate is about extending the U.S. dollar. It was extended to Puerto Rico well over 100 years ago, which has simply resulted in the slowing of the economy of Puerto Rico. By the way, there are no increased ties between Puerto Rico and the United States.
We were speaking about the western hemisphere and I would like to ask my colleague about the U.S. dollar being extended to Liberia. I am not sure if it is still true, but it may well be that for many years Liberia has used the U.S. dollar at par. The country of Liberia is in the eastern hemisphere and its economy is very weak. Would my colleague care to comment on these two examples? Has Puerto Rico been a success? Has Liberia been a success by extending the U.S. dollar?