Actually, Korea was initially the demander. For the six to eight months prior to the launch of negotiations in July 2005 we carried out comprehensive consultations with Canadian stakeholders, as I mentioned. We published a Gazette notice. The minister wrote to hundreds and hundreds of stakeholders across the country. We had consultations with the provinces.
We had one-on-one consultations with the key sectors involved in Canada-Korea trade, and we had a very high response to our request for written submissions. I think we received something in the neighbourhood of 100 written submissions.
There was overwhelming support from across the country for pursuing an FTA with Korea, with the two notable exceptions of the automotive and shipbuilding sectors. From every other quarter of the country there was very strong support.
Agriculture and fish and forestry I've mentioned a few times. They were particularly supportive, but so were a wide range of manufacturing sectors and the services sectors of the economy. The financial services sector I think sees a considerable amount of upside in this agreement, and there are opportunities in environmental and high-tech services as well. Investors see, in the prospect of an FTA, comprehensive investment protection, which they see to be of benefit.
So there was extensive consultation. The conclusions were overwhelmingly positive, except in the two sectors I noted.