Mr. Speaker, I am not patting myself on the back. I am just stating that there have been a number of meetings over the summer. They seem to be progressing well. There may be a long way to go in these long conversations about matters of such importance to Canada. While the NDP may think it makes good policy to negotiate with the Americans in public through the media, that is not the position of the government.
In the House of Commons on September 15th, 2003. See this statement in context.