You can't carry out your appeal all the way to conclusion and then say when you lose, 'Well, that doesn't count,'.

It's a very real fear that will have significant implications for our economy.

The equivalent of someone standing on street corners, turning in jaywalkers, and then getting the fine money.

It wouldn't be right to return to the table and negotiate a formal agreement absent a tangible demonstration of respect for what Canada has accomplished in the quasi-judicial system.

The U.S. has to do something tangible to show respect for the process.

This has got nothing to do with George Bush, ... Canadians want to be with you when you're in trouble. It's as simple as that.

It took on a life of its own, like a viral infection.

Your country is very close to my heart now. I, for one, will never forget the compassion expressed by Canadians in so many different ways.

It's like playing a game of poker and, if you lose the hand, saying, 'Let's negotiate the pie.' It doesn't work that way. You lose the hand, you pay the money, then you go on to the next hand.