Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'd like to thank all of the witnesses for being here today.
Yesterday I met with representatives of the canola industry, the pork industry, and agribusiness generally in Canada. They gave me a very clear indication that they're speaking on behalf of a wide diversity of agricultural interests. They said that pursuing multilateral negotiations through GATT, and I realize that those are stalled right now, is far and away a preferable way to be dealing with issues.
I'd like both witnesses to give a brief comment, if you could, on what your position on that would be. Do you think that we should be trying to get multilateral negotiations back on track? If so, is this process of pursuing bilateral agreements, instead of focusing on multilateral negotiations, harmful towards that end, or is it not?