Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to offer the hon. member a briefing on the negotiations around the safe third agreement with the United States. She perhaps would learn that such negotiations were under way a number of years ago. The United States broke off that discussion.
It was renewed as part of the 30 point package we negotiated with Governor Tom Ridge last December. We are making progress on it but it takes Canada and the United States together to agree that a safe third agreement will be signed. That is what we are endeavouring to do.