Mr. Speaker, I listened, as did all my colleagues in the House, with rapt attention to the comments of my hon. colleague. I will follow up on the issue of the effort or lack thereof that the government has put into the trade dispute with our biggest trading partner and neighbour. Since last fall I have been urging the Prime Minister to engage personally in the file whether on the issue of farm subsidies, the steel problem, subsidies for the transportation of natural gas from Alaska, or softwood lumber.
Could my hon. colleague comment on what appears to be a complete lack of attention on the part of the Prime Minister in engaging President Bush on the file?