Mr. Chairman, I would just like to ask the hon. member a question.
The question that comes up all the time and one we hear at home is whether we should be linking other commodities. I think most people are aware that it is generally bad economic policy to start linking one commodity to another. There is no question about that. It is a very slippery, dangerous road to go down.
Having said that, the United States is looking for $30 billion to $50 billion in oil and gas. Does the member think there could be some significance to our Prime Minister getting directly involved with that? Could it have an impact on the positive outcome of this dispute in the long term?