Yes, absolutely, Mr. Wallace. Thank you.
Yes, you're clearly right. For example, one of the sticky issues for Japan has always been rice, right? That's not an issue with Canada, to the extent that there just isn't much of an intention to export rice in large quantities to Japan. So that's absolutely right.
To be a bit clearer about that, the agricultural interests—particularly the JAA, the Japanese Agricultural Association—are generally opposed to free trade agreements because they see them as a threat to their livelihood. And it's often a livelihood that is protected by trade barriers to some extent—obviously, allowable within the WTO context.
I wouldn't say there's any specific opposition to Canada in this context, and I think you're exactly right that there may be less opposition to Canada as a partner than there would be, for example, to Australia, which might be the comparator that's also in place.
I would say the opposition to a TPP is very strong. So in the context of Japanese discussions, if you will, it might be plausible to think a little bit about a strategy that, if TPP doesn't go forward or at least doesn't go forward quickly, an argument might be then to say, well, let's engage in more bilateral agreements. In that case, Canada looks very attractive, partly because it's perhaps seen as less threatening by the agricultural lobbies as well. It's a very plausible strategy, I think.