Mr. Speaker, I have been listening to the debate with great attention. It reminded me of some conversations that I had in a previous career, where I was involved with some American vets who were trying to get support for a land mine ban. I was playing some shows in the United States, in my former life, and they told me “thank goodness for Canada” and “thank goodness for the independent voice right next to the United States”, which could actually send clear message to the world that there were people in North America who saw things differently.
I wonder if my hon. colleague from Toronto Centre might want to comment on the drift that we have seen consistently from the government vis-à-vis our place in the world.