Belinda Stronach at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On November 7th, 2006. See this statement in context.

November 7th, 2006 / 4:55 p.m.

Liberal

Belinda Stronach Liberal Newmarket—Aurora, ON

In the budget. Okay.

Let me jump to another pillar of our economy. You mentioned it is the backbone of our economy--the auto sector.

You have been meeting with CAPC, which I think is a good thing, because they are a focused organization.

One thing you didn't discuss is that CAPC is strongly opposed to a free trade arrangement with Korea. The CAW has done extensive studies, one of which recently assessed the impact of current trade relationships and South Korea, perhaps relating to about 180,000 jobs lost.

What is your feeling on a free trade arrangement with Korea? What principles are you holding as you go forward in these discussions? What's the timeline for this? How do you assess the impact on jobs in Canada?

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