Mr. Speaker, the member knows that nine U.S. senators from both parties had written to President Obama to complain that Canada's complaints about the protectionist measures in the U.S. stimulus package were meant to take attention away from Canada's own alleged violations of the agreement. Interestingly enough, not only is the Minister of International Trade not going to support this important motion, which is supported by the majority of the House, but he is not defending the position of Canadians in this regard and is, in fact, supporting the position of the senators.
Would the member care to speculate on why the Minister of International Trade prefers to support the position of the United States rather than the forestry sector in Canada?