Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, can I add one word about the SPP?

Foreign Affairs committee  One of the positive outcomes of the SPP is the annual summit of the three heads of government. That was agreed to in Cancun in March of 2006. Unlike in 2001, when the United States blocked its border and in effect violated NAFTA when there was no summit at all of the three heads

Foreign Affairs committee  Well, I personally agree that it would be very good if Canada had a progressive position on the environment--or at least as progressive as Mr. Obama's--but both the Liberal and Conservative governments have had a completely.... Well, not the Conservatives; the Liberal government

Foreign Affairs committee  Mr. Goldring, I think the answer is yes. Obviously, transportation by sea is very efficient and important to develop. On the question of causing trouble, I'd like to refer to a very important member of the honourable member's party, namely, Mike Harris. When the Great Lakes gove

Foreign Affairs committee  What is your question, exactly?

Foreign Affairs committee  Madam, I believe the government is reviewing its main international policy area, that is to say the war in Afghanistan. At the same time, it's clear that Mr. Obama, although he is sending more soldiers to that country, is reviewing his policy as well, if he is starting to negotia

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll answer in a general way. Canada and Mexico are the two most important countries in terms of building the U.S. economy, as a result of our markets, our resources, our oil and our labour. Canada and Mexico are very important to the United States, even though the U.S. does not

Foreign Affairs committee  On the first question, I think the government has talked about shifting its aid effort from Africa to the Americas. I work every winter in Mexico because I can't study the Canadian-American relationship without knowing what the Mexican relationship with us and the United States i

Foreign Affairs committee  Perceptions of terrorism should be changed because U.S. paranoia is the principal factor undermining the entire vision of an integrated North America. It's this unreal paranoia that leads Americans to close their borders as much as possible. That's also the Mexican priority.

Foreign Affairs committee  I think that depends precisely on the issue negotiated. Since Canada has little political weight in Washington, I think its involvement on international issues will be very important, with a view to cultivating an attitude in Mr. Obama that will make him take what Ottawa has to s

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It's a great privilege to have the opportunity to exchange ideas with the elected representatives who govern me. But it's a bit of a challenge to reduce 40 years of researching and teaching on this question down to 10 minutes. So let me make