Madam Speaker, it appears that members of the Conservative Party are in complete agreement with the recent statement made by the hon. member.
If we look at what has been happening and the economists who are gathering, if we look at those people, the elite who are represented, and the Canadian Council of Chief Executives in our country and the parallel organizations in the other three NAFTA countries, we see who is driving the agenda. Of course those driving the agenda do not want government to have any kind of control, or part control, over the economy. Of course they are going to be saying that this is not right.
I would like to remind the hon. member that people in both countries are elected. They are elected on various platforms. They are elected to do something. President Obama was elected to ensure that he gets the best for the American people.
Having said that, nobody is saying that we should shut down the borders. It is completely false to say that we are basing things on a protectionist philosophy. All we are saying, and many Canadians are saying, is to look at it before we sign everything away and let us make sure that we can maintain jobs here. Maybe we should have some buy Canadian provisions for the steel industry. Maybe we should have some exemptions in this agreement with the United States. That is all we are saying.