As I say, I do not now, nor will I ever, recommend that Canada withdraw from the World Trade Organization. It is the one mechanism that gives Canada a fair shake in international trade talks. It means that geopolitical power does not drive the outcomes. It gives us a fair, neutral, transparent system that governs international trade. For Canada to contemplate getting out of the WTO would be inconceivable to me.
On February 27th, 2007. See this statement in context.