Yes, thank you, colleague.
Let me just say that the Western Producer interview that I did was actually a larger context on a discussion of Canadian trade policy, and the big picture looking forward many years was not fundamentally focused on supply management. Nor, in fact, when I spoke about sensitive sectors, was I specifically focusing on supply management. That came in as almost an afterthought, as the reporter asked me whether sensitive sectors also included supply management. I said yes, indeed they did.
I supported the motion in the House—I guess it must be close to two years ago—on supply management. Our government has respected that parliamentary motion. We are absolutely rigid in terms of supporting supply management. Our negotiators have been rigid, clear, and unambiguous, and when I say we're going to have to engage in some give and take, we have given nothing on supply management. What we are doing is taking whatever steps we can, in whatever negotiating context we can, to ensure that sensitive products and the treatment of sensitive products are such that we will preserve our supply management system.
We have given no concessions. We intend to give no concessions on supply management. Having said that, I think everyone in this room knows that it is inconceivable at the end of these negotiations, if there is a successful WTO Doha Round, that Canada would opt out. So we have to think about how, given our strong position on supply management, we ensure that this position is preserved at the end of this round of negotiations. When there is no room to engage in discussions, that will be a challenge.