Foreign Affairs committee  Well, there is co-location with other governments, provincial governments, and of course the presence of other departments in most embassies abroad--not all, but major capitals and the like. In the United States it is G1, and given the nature of the diffusion of power, it is a m

Foreign Affairs committee  I believe the G8-G20 debate is not a zero-sum game, that we should be actively pursuing our role within the G8. There is an agenda. We will have the leadership of the G8 next year, which is a terrific opportunity for Canada to highlight its ideas for global issues, but the time h

Foreign Affairs committee  I know that the Washington embassy has engaged the Internet for developing a network of Canadians in the United States, putting out information about the relationship with Canada. I don't think a lot of Americans know that for 39 American states, I think it is, Canada is the numb

Foreign Affairs committee  He wrote Hot, Flat, and Crowded.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for the question. I believe there is a lot we can do--a lot we can do with the existing resources we have and a lot we can do with targeted resources added to our repertoire. This needs both ministerial blessing and engagement, but a lot can be done by diplomats as wel

Foreign Affairs committee  I think it is important for Canadians to understand that in the American system, power is highly diffused. Even the President has to work with Congress to secure legislation. I would applaud the efforts of various governments of Canada to bring us out of simply working with the

Foreign Affairs committee  Could I just take 30 seconds on that?

Foreign Affairs committee  There is one program that we continue to contribute to, called Global Partnerships, which costs a hundred million dollars a year. Canada made a billion-dollar commitment at the G8 to fund the decommissioning of fissile material in Russia and Ukraine. I suspect most Canadians are

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you for your question. Allow me to be quite direct. For me, the common economic space of North America requires an economic policy of further integration and thinning the border so the automobile sector or other manufacturing sectors are able to move freely across that bor

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and members of this committee. As my friend Cy Taylor has said, it is a pleasure and a privilege for us to be here. In my discussion in preparation for today, it was suggested that I might spend a little time standing back and just doing a bit of a