Thank you, Chair.
Again, just as a continuation of the discussion we were having earlier, Minister, at one point you were very bullish. You thought we were going to sign a deal. You actually thought it was a possibility that by the end of this year we'd sign a deal with South Korea. You seemed to indicate in your remarks that there has been a bit of change in direction with respect to a potential deal being signed with South Korea now.
What happened? Is it because of job loss scenarios? Is it the fact that you've projected a trade imbalance going forward with a potential free trade agreement?
My colleague Judy mentioned a lot of non-tariff barrier issues and the fact that if you look at all the OECD countries, only 4% of vehicles manufactured abroad are really sold in South Korea. There have to be issues around that. It's a very low number relative to other countries.
You also indicated that you're consulting certain sectors. You indicated that you were consulting the auto sector and are engaging them, for instance. But when I speak with them or other people speak with them, they tell us a very different story. They're very frustrated. They feel they're not being listened to. They feel their analysis isn't being incorporated properly. Yes, they might be listened to, but they're not generally heard and are not properly consulted.
So my question to you is, what happened? From your original viewpoint a few months ago to now, what changed? Is it like I said in terms of the job losses or the trade imbalance, the non-tariff barriers, the consultations with various sectors? Something happened. Could you maybe explain what that was?