Thank you.
Minister, you recently wrote an article in The Globe discussing why the general preferential tariff is being scrapped for 72 countries and how it was initially set up as a foreign aid program. You indicated in the 2012 budget that you were going to be proceeding down this path, and you called for consultations. Consultations were held at the end of last year. Hundreds of groups appeared in the consultation process. However, I would add that neither the NDP nor the Liberals had any representation in the consultation process.
I would like to ask you why it's important to eliminate the general preferential treatment for 72 of these countries. Perhaps you could expand on that.