Mr. Speaker, I am really surprised with the member for Selkirk—Interlake. He above all people is saying that we should go soft on the Americans. The Americans are destroying our beef industry. The Americans are destroying the livelihood of primary producers in Canada, and the member sits there and says “go soft on the Americans”.
We do have science on our side. We have to get a message to the Americans. If the Americans understand anything, they understand hardball and they respect it. Perhaps the only way to get the Americans to show us some respect is to play a bit of hardball with them. That is what we have to do. I am surprised, I am absolutely shocked that the member for Selkirk—Interlake--