Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for bringing forth the question about the beef issue.
The Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food are very much in favour of working hard to open up the border. They had good meetings last week in Washington. The President of the United States reassured us that he wanted the border open. Secretary Veneman wants to use the science based information.
We are very positive that the border will be open.