My questions will deal with the auto industry and pork production.
I hear that the auto industry has concerns about a free trade agreement with Korea. Your figures show that we have a trade deficit with Korea in the automobile sector. Right now, this trade is governed by the WTO, since we do not have a free trade agreement with Korea. The result is a huge deficit.
How could this free trade agreement with Korea be more detrimental to the automobile industry down the road? Since we already have a trade deficit in this industry, how could we prevent an even bigger deficit if we sign a free trade agreement with Korea?
I come from the agricultural sector. In the pork production sector, Mr. Pomerleau, you are probably aware of the movements against mega-hog farms.
Will the agreements signed with Korea and other countries to increase our pork exports change the production system in our industry? Will we promote more the creation of big hog farms to increase our production and exports?
Mr. Haney, you are concerned about a free trade agreement with Korea because of sanitary measures. You raised a few questions about that.
Where do we stand right now? I would like to hear your comments.