I'm going to be trading my time here, or splitting it with Mr. Allison.
There's been talk today, and even before, from some witnesses about details of a document that's out there, a free trade agreement. Unless our witnesses know something that I don't, there is no document out there. If you do have something, I'd ask that you table that agreement today.
We've had witnesses here who have told us, and some of them are chief bilateral trade negotiators, as well as the Minister of International Trade, that the best way to address non-tariff barriers would be within the context of a broad free trade agreement or negotiations. In fact, the minister has even said that any proposed agreement would only be agreed to if it benefited Canada.
Another fact I've heard here is that 85% of all Canadian cars produced in Canada are exported, and I've even seen one report that says it's 96%.
Mr. Nantais, I'll quote a comment you made the week of December 3: “Canada's auto industry, and Canada, as a result, has benefited greatly from free and fair trade, especially with our NAFTA partners”. So I guess some of your comments are contradictory in regard to that.
The question I have for you is, what can you or the CVMA offer as an alternative for the Government of Canada on how to address these non-tariff barriers, and what's your plan to address them? I'd like to hear your comments on that.