The agricultural sector is a very sticky issue in just about every country around the world, and that's what stalled progress at the multilateral level for year after year after year. We have to recognize that it is a difficult issue. It's not just difficult in Canada, but ultimately it's about sitting down at the table and figuring out how to bring barriers down, bring walls down in a way that's fair to everybody and in a way that enables domestic producers in each country to be treated fairly and to have opportunities to continue growing.
On February 24th, 2009. See this statement in context.