Mr. Speaker, in the absence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I would not comment on what diplomats do in terms of winking or nudging or anything else.
However, I think it is very clear to all members of the House that we as a government are making the policy for this country, and this policy will be made in the House and it will be made by our Prime Minister. We work with the Americans on threat assessment, and we will determine in our own time in accordance with our own schedule and our own priorities whether we participate in ballistic missile defence for the good of Canada and Canada's interests alone.