Mr. Chair, I am sure the Minister of National Defence will have an opportunity to address the letter, but let us not exaggerate. The hon. member said that we have signed up, we are on board and we are already there. She sees us somehow riding around out in outer space in a capsule together. We are a long way from there. We are into discussions, so please do not exaggerate. Let us not exaggerate the position and let us not exaggerate the dangers of where we are going.
Members of the House know that the Canadian policy about weaponization of space has been clear in our votes in the United Nations and in our speeches in Geneva. In every conceivable forum, Canada has said that we do not believe it is in the interests of the United States or any country to weaponize space, that this would be a disastrous mistake. I have said it. My predecessors have said it. We have said it at the United Nations.
In international negotiations, not everything goes into one document. The United States, contrary to the perception of the hon. member and others, and the United States Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State are perfectly capable of knowing what Canada's position is. We have stated it 100 times. We do not need to state it over again in a letter that was about another issue.
This is an issue that Canada is committed on. I assure the House that this is a red line issue for us. It is a red line issue for the government. We are committed to it and the United States knows it and has always known it. There was no need to put it in the letter. It is so clear that everybody has it. When I have talked to my colleague Colin Powell about it, he makes it very clear he understands that it is our position.
There is no need for us to have to reiterate everything in a letter. It is there. It is Canadian government policy. It always has been and it will remain so.