Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his kind use of the word charming but I do think there was a little more meat to my response than the word charming would indicate.
That is to say it is not just warm and fuzzy people to people contacts. It is indeed some very strong economic, business, government research and cultural links. Those are the kinds of charming links that create a set of dynamics that produce very strong working relationships.
With regard to the World Health Organization, Canada fully supports Taiwan's access to all of its programs, all of the health protection and promotion available under the current circumstances. In no way do we block nor did we ever block access by many people in that country who need the services that are provided. They are currently able to access health information from the WHO. Canada would support a consensus on Taiwan's participation in the WHO.