Ironically, the Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and personnel in the Persian Gulf I mentioned earlier who are fighting terrorism will provide more support indirectly to this war in Iraq than most of the 46 countries that are fully supporting our efforts there.

This war in Iraq is part of a larger effort to remove this terrorist threat from the planet.

We are very grateful for what the Ontario provincial government is doing, and for cooperation from provincial and local police forces all across Canada.

We believe, as the President has indicated, that this combination of a rogue state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and has known ties to terrorist organizations, is a grave threat to the people of the United States and to other countries around the world.

When I was Governor of Massachusetts, we worked to get Sable Island gas into New England.

Canada is preparing to play a major role in the continued stability and security of Afghanistan through ISAF.

We already get more energy from Canada than from any other foreign country.