The Prime Minister, Mr. Speaker, has just read the very communiqué that we showed on August 5 that describes exactly the policy that this government has adopted.
Canada values its relationship with the United States a great deal. It is our neighbour, our friend and our ally. It is a great economic and trade partner.
We have negotiated and worked very closely with the U.S. on the security of our continent for a very long time. We amended Norad last August because we believe that Norad is great and should continue to perform very well in the future.