Our ties are deep and long-standing. We are dependent on each other. And no matter what the issue of the day, whether it be softwood lumber, whether it be a war in Iraq, we need to continue to work together.

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

We are at war to liberate Iraq, to protect the people of the United States and other countries from the devastating impact of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction being used by terrorists or the Iraqi government to kill thousands of innocent civilians.

We saw when those World Trade towers came down what these terrorists will do.

Yet there is disappointment in Washington and in the United States that Canada is not supporting us fully.

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

This ability to have reliable sources of energy and a reliable transmission of energy here in North America is critical for both of us and for Mexico as we want to keep our economies growing.