Good morning, Mr. Chair.
It's an excellent question. As you alluded to in your preface, nothing has formally happened in the global agricultural space, but people are certainly talking about this. We have seen more focused discussions in sectors like steel and aluminum. We see a great deal of interest from agricultural associations. There was a ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization in Abu Dhabi earlier this year that attracted several dozen observers and representatives from the agricultural sector.
We think there is an opportunity for Canada to make a contribution of thought leadership in how to strike a balance—how to promote the continuation of trade while recognizing environmental performance. It's an important question, one to which, as I said, there aren't answers. However, I think there is an opportunity for us to make a contribution to an active global debate.