Mr. Chairman, I'm going to try to answer that. I aim to reflect the views of the members of the council that I represent. If, for all kinds of different reasons, our members voted democratically to support this agreement, and they prefer this agreement to what we have now, in all honesty, I have to present their views. And that is what I'm trying to do.
The final press release issued by the CIFQ quotes the CEO, who says this in the final sentence:
It is now the responsibility of every exporting firm to respond individually to Minister Emerson, because it is their money that's involved [...]
The Quebec industry decided to do what I came before you to report, presenting all the nuances. I sincerely believe that the Quebec industry prefers this agreement to endless litigation. They have had it up to here. I said earlier that many are completely disgusted and fed up. And I must admit that this free trade agreement, used and abused as it has been from the very outset, is really quite pitiful. It certainly doesn't encourage people to believe in harmonious trade.
As far as we're concerned, good faith negotiations are the only way to go. If the current government moves in the direction of good faith negotiations, if it enforces the agreement properly and avoids repeated litigation, if we can put an end to this trade in legal services and sit down and talk in order to find solutions that will benefit the economies of each of the parties to this agreement, then we will be happy.