Madam Speaker, I would agree with the process followed by Prime Minister Blair in terms of consulting with, making speeches and reporting to the British House of Commons. I will take the member's word for it if after his trip to Washington he reported to the House of Commons, that is something that could have been emulated by our Prime Minister.
I want to make it clear that I do not completely agree with everything Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom has said with respect to the events in New York and Washington. However, in terms of the relationship between the executive and the House of Commons and reporting to and involving the House of Commons, the British tradition is superior to the Canadian tradition. I referred to that earlier when I said that even though it was not required to do so, the British House of Commons was given the opportunity to debate the enlargement of NATO which is not something this House was given the opportunity to do.