Thank you for the question, Mr. Paquette.
We're talking about Canada being isolated, because on sensitive products we are isolated. It's clear that the sensitive products category is the toughest nut to crack. That's why the WTO set up a sensitive products category—to try to deal with politically tough issues. Canada has chosen to be absolutely isolated and to stop consensus, therefore not allowing us to move ahead on market access discussions.
We maintain that if we're not in the room, we can't protect anyone's interests. Clearly, the WTO process is one of building consensus and working together, and if we continually are outside the room, we are not going to have anybody's interests looked after.
There is another potential that we should be talking about. These WTO talks are pretty tenuous. Whether or not we have success isn't known yet. We hope there is, but it's certainly not guaranteed. Canada has an opportunity to show leadership and take a leadership role in promoting the talks, keeping them moving ahead, instead of being on the outside, being the single country trying to slow them down and stop them. So I think as we come to crunch time, to short strokes in the negotiations, it's absolutely key that Canada not be isolated, and not only not be isolated, but instead actually take a leadership role. You can't represent anyone if you're not in the room.