Mr. Speaker, it would be a good idea to make the announcement in the House, in Canada's best interest, rather than in the press, in the Liberal Party's best interest.
Whether Canada takes part officially or not would appear to be secondary, since Canada has, by amending the Norad agreement, already done what needed to be done, according to Frank McKenna. It would appear that the Prime Minister reached that decision without consulting the House.
Will the Prime Minister be announcing before his party convention that Canada will not be officially participating in the missile defence program, because it is in fact already participating backhandedly?