I have great memories of that day because I tabled that motion myself. I can tell the committee that we spent the entire day negotiating with the then Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Mitchell. In addition, the party that is currently in power, the Conservative Party, also unanimously supported that motion. I distinctly remember seeing Mr. Duceppe discuss it with Mr. Harper. I discussed it with the then Agriculture critic from that party, Ms. Finlay. The NDP also voted in favour of that motion. The Parliament of Canada and a number of provincial legislatures all understood the purpose of that motion. It was very helpful in Hong Kong and still is today. I do not agree with the claim that it was harmful to Canada's negotiations.
Ms. Koch, I would like you to comment on a poll that was done quite recently, from May 16 to 21, and that was commissioned by producer members of the SM5 coalition. The poll shows that 85% of Canadians agree that the federal government has to support the supply management approach in the dairy, poultry and egg industries, and that 83% of them believe that supply management is a better approach than subsidies funded by taxpayers to ensure stable income for farmers.
I do not want to pit exporters against people who want to protect supply management, but it is clear to Canadians that the supply management system, which other countries want to disrupt, has to be protected. A bit earlier, you apparently said that I agreed with what Mr. Lamy said. I most certainly do not. I do not think we should have all the pressure on us and have to make all the concessions while other countries, legitimately, also want to protect their markets, and at the same time gain access to other countries' markets.
What do you think of the fact that the Canadian public supports the supply management system?