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

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

These are Canadian and United States intelligence and law enforcement offices who are working in teams and who are using good intelligence and good law enforcement to really stop the criminals and terrorists before they ever get to the border.

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

But Canada remains a crucial partner in this global war on terrorism, and we are grateful for that. Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and military personnel continue anti-terrorist operations in the Persian Gulf.

We know that if al Queda or one of these terrorist organizations were to get a weapon of mass destruction from Iraq, that they would have no hesitation about using it to catastrophic consequences; the potential is for hundreds of thousands of casualties.

We are also looking to Canada as we continue to integrate the North American energy market.