Mr. Speaker, we thought we were seeing some refreshing frankness. It sounds like he is headed back to the washroom.
One way to improve security in Canada and in the United States is to create a North American security perimeter. U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke, a number of premiers and some important business leaders are asking for such a security perimeter.
Why does the Minister of Foreign Affairs feel that their idea is simplistic? Why is it simplistic?