believe could be tinkered with. there are a lot of opportunities for canada and the united states to partner on-air i can ts where we share t concerns. in the case of the auto factor i work with the administration during the global crisis. that s a concern we both share. i don t see any fundamental problem in the canadian/american trade relationship. this is a balanced relationship and one that s important to businesses on brot both sides oe border. i would like to ask you about the g-7 meeting. you have been there before. the president asked about russia. we ll get steven s reaction about the president s aim for russia to get reinstated to make