I can tell you that, in most bilateral agreements that Canada has signed, at the outset, we excluded supply management rights that had been negotiated at the WTO, as was also done with NAFTA. I understand the Canada-Europe context, and the understanding at the beginning, before the talks began, excluded absolutely nothing. But the government clearly stipulated that, as far as it was concerned...We know very well that, even if nothing is excluded at the start of the race, each party will have its areas of exclusion at the finish line, and that goes for Europe just as much as for Canada. I have spoken to Minister Stockwell Day and I know that they intend to exclude the supply management system during the negotiations. But, at the very outset—and I think this was your question—unlike other bilateral agreements, it was not excluded before negotiations started.
On May 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.