There is good news here, as you know, not only in British Columbia but elsewhere. There was a lack of accomplishment with respect to free trade agreements before our government was elected in 2006. Since then, nine countries have signed free trade agreements with Canada—more agreements reached than by any previous government in Canadian history—including an agreement with Honduras last week, which the Prime Minister announced during his visit to Latin America.
We have very important free trade negotiations going on with the European Union and India, which are obviously very large economic blocs. We also have emerging growth in our trading relationship with China, including growth in access by our financial institutions to that market, which I have advocated for some years in my dealings with Chinese officials, who have been responsive to that idea.
It's not so much that we should trade less with the United States, as some would think. I'm all for trading more with the United States, but also for trading more with the rest of the world and seeing our trade grow around the world, which is a way of protecting Canada from economic weakness in some other parts of the world.