Your answer is very clear. Thank you very much.
Earlier, Mr. Stephenson, you mentioned country of origin labelling. Nearly two years ago, I had the opportunity to attend meetings in Washington when the committee travelled there. During those meetings, we obviously discussed this problem at length. You summed up the situation, particularly with regard to the WTO. You seem optimistic. I'm a little less so. I hope your optimism will prevail.
We have definitely opted for the tribunals and WTO route. However, couldn't we be more proactive in agriculture, particularly with regard to beef and pork production? Have you explored options in that area?
In Quebec, for nearly 10 years now, we have invested a great deal in the traceability of our animals, cattle, lamb and pigs. In the past few months, a number of discussions have been held in Canada among a number of provinces to expand traceability, which gives us the opportunity to identify our animals from birth to the plate or supermarket, if we wish. It's a system with a highly reliable data base.
Did you consider proposing this kind of system to our American friends so we can have access to the same markets as they, so our products can have added value and we can secure larger market share there?