Canada Is Preparing To Play A Major

I Can Tell You That The Canadian Intelligence And Law Enforcement Agencies Have Been Providing Outstanding Co-operation With Our Intelligence And Law Enforcement Agencies As We Work Together To Track Down Terrorists Here In North America And Put Them Out Of Commission.

Yet There Is Disappointment In Washington And In The United States That Canada Is Not Supporting Us Fully.

I Do Want To Try To Put Things In Perspective Today Relative To The U.s.-canada Relationship. I Would Like To Start By Talking About How Important This Relationship Is To The People Of The United States.

We Will Have A Border That Is Open For Business, Open For Tourism, Open For Legitimate Travelers; But That Is Closed To Terrorists And Drug Pushers And Smugglers And Others Who Seek To Break The Law.

The Agreement To Place The Binational Planning Group At Our New Northern Command Was Also Signed In December.