Mr. Speaker, I am happy to welcome the hon. member back. He may have lost his appendix, but he has not lost any of his usual verve for life, so it is great to see him here in the House.
However, I want to assure him that it is possible to work with our American friends, and tell them we are helping them in terms of a threat assessment to North America. I know the member has some problems about dealing with the United States. I know his party basically does not want to go there. However, on this side of the House we want to work with our American friends because we believe the defence of North America can only be done by two of us working together.