Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
My questions are for Mr. Clark.
On October 19, 2011, you issued an opinion letter on the free-trade agreement with the European Union. You provided certain opinions about the negotiations.
For example, concerning the rules of origin, you've said that the EU is really not flexible on this issue and that it could deny Canadian products the European Union market. You also mentioned the subsidies.
I would like your comments on what you think of the negotiations and the difference between these and the negotiations during NAFTA, where everything was made public and all the information was given to the public. Now that we don't really know what's being negotiated, I would like to know what Canada will pay. What are the consequences going to be for Canada and for small businesses in Canada?