 We had all the press conferences today. Tell us how things are going. Have you had a good time? Yes. Following the American tradition, Prime Minister, did you propose a treaty on asset grant for the president? I agree with the president. We had all the press conferences that we were going to have today. It was a very good meeting. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. So next and always, Prime Minister, nice to meet you. The Honourable Donald Mazinkowski and Mrs. Mazinkowski. The Honourable Karen Beebe and Mrs. Beebe. The Honourable Thomas McMillan, PCMV and Mrs. McMillan. The Honourable Lee M. Thomas. The Honourable Patricia Carney, PCMV. The Honourable Clayton Gator. The Honourable Mr. Jerry S.H.A. Mike and Mrs. S.H.A. Mike. The Honourable Senator Maurice Riel and Mrs. Riel. The Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Deacher. The Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Galen Wester. The Honourable Mr. Michael Hornstein and Mrs. Hornstein. The Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Eric Burney. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeQuino. The Honourable Larry Grossman and Mrs. Grossman. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas DeQuino. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rower. The Honourable Frank C. Carlucci. Dr. J. Alfred Ducet and Dr. Alina Ducet. Mr. Fred Paul. The Honourable William Odie. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Taylor. The Honourable Charles E. Redman. Dr. Tyrus Cobb. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight N. Mason. Mr. Marlon Pittswater. Mr. Peter Murphy. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Eaton. Mr. J. Trevor Eaton and Mrs. Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Truman. The Honourable Michael H. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. M. Ebe. Mr. Arden Haynes. Mr. and Mrs. Appel. Mr. and Mrs. Major General Gordon Cornell, United States Air Force. Dr. Dimitri Pivnicki and Mrs. Pivnicki. Mr. and Mrs. George William Berry. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Rowman. Mr. and Mrs. George Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. Pivnicki. Mr. and Mrs. Pivnicki. Mr. and Mrs. Pivnicki. Mr. and Mrs. Pivnicki. Mr. and Mrs. Pivnicki. I had a feeling I was the first political figure this year who left Washington to find North who wasn't going to New Hampshire. The truth is I feel an extra kinship with Canada on this trip. For me too, it was a long winter. One place in gathering such a history has worked on our similarities of all that we share together. Surely one such experience is that of a sense of great adventure, of opening a new land, of beginning a new, and for the good of us all. Your Excellency as pioneers of this great continent, the citizens of our two countries have shared and continue to share a faith and progress, a belief in cooperation and hard work, and a vision of a future free of war and war. Ours are optimistic people, ingrained with the confidence that no problem is insolent. Together we face the ultimate challenge to peace and freedom during the two great world conflicts of this century. Today, in NATO and in NORAD, and in our consultation of the Economic Summit, the G7, the United Nations, and a host of other cooperative endeavors, we continue to stand together for freedom and democracy and for the economic advancement of mankind. Just as the frontier once stretched before the trappers and frontiersmen surveyed over the North American continent, today we face challenges that require courage, commitment, good sense, and innovation. As we hurl toward the 21st century, we are confident that the future is on the sign of the free and that with God's grace, the greatest days of Canada and the United States are still ahead. Economic challenges are, of course, always present, prosperity, economic advancement, improving a lot of large numbers of people with no easy tax. Pretty good choices will be turned in our children and grandchildren are to live well and possess the same opportunity we've enjoyed. It comes down to this. How can Canada and the United States mature industrial powers, best meet the competition, and remain the business, commercial, and industrial leaders of the 21st century? Mr. Prime Minister, your proposal that we cooperate, that we combine and draw upon the collective energy of two economies with both in the far side, it has opened an historic prospect. Setting the goals, however, is easier than achieving. Our intense negotiations to bring a comprehensive free trade agreement and to rid being certain of the suggestions, there is still much hard bargaining ahead. Yet let us not lose sight of the grandeur of what we seek. We remain hopeful that we can conclude an agreement this year. And if we do, it will be an agreement that will promote the economic prosperity of both countries fair, equitable, and mutually beneficial. This trade agreement will send a number of messages. First and foremost, it is a resounding no to those who would stand back to the naysayers and to the people who advocate protectionist barriers. It is a resounding vote of confidence in our own abilities to meet world competition with the complete ingenuity which is prized on both sides of the 49th period. It is an exciting idea and it is a real possibility within our reach. It can reinforce the already impressive strength of our economic relationship. The free flow of goods, services, and investment will be an impetus to sustained economic growth, a trump card in resolving the economic difficulties of today. So let's look forward to the day when our California mines toasted the world over and are available throughout Canada, without inference of what your dining day like. Just as Moulton's Aid is available on the internet, children of today will enjoy the fruits of our labor in many ways, not the least of which is strengthening the enduring ties between our peoples. Thank you and God bless you. And now, to reaction we see the Governor General of Canada, Mr. Forte.