When the minister and chief negotiator were here, we were having extreme difficulty. He did mention that they had a list but didn't provide the list, and I do think it's important that we be open and honest with Canadians. Yes, it would be nice if it would be all win-win, but there will likely be some losers.
In fact, Peter Clark, a former Canadian trade negotiator, is quoted as saying that “we'll pay for it dearly”, albeit he's saying that we still need to go ahead with the negotiation and open up that market. We certainly support trade, but we really need the government to be more straightforward, transparent, and honest with us in where they're going.
Mr. MacLaren, you said in the beginning that tariffs are reduced to the point that they have very little meaning, and with few exceptions. Again, when the minister and chief negotiator were here, we asked them some fairly direct questions on supply management, and of course the government said they support supply management. But what makes a supply management system work is the three pillars under which it operates. One pillar is tariff protection, another is price control, and the third is control over certain imports.