I'll ask the question in probably a little different way from what my colleague Mr. Fonseca indicated. I just want to point out that it's research that has been of the key areas in growing our agricultural industry, and I know that from farming for 35 years. It's research that's done the expansion of our products. It's also research that's provided the better health benefits of all of the food we have, to the point where Canadians have the best and safest food in the world.
I guess I'd like your comments on this. If we don't trade with these other nations in the world, which is, I think, the way the other question was asked, are we not limiting the opportunity, from a human rights perspective, of getting that food product into those other countries and helping them improve their societies in a health manner as well? The Trans-Pacific Partnership is about making jobs, keeping jobs, keeping people healthy, and providing them with the best food in the world, not only in Canada but in all of our neighbouring countries as well.
We know how important trade has been in other countries. We have $2 billion a day, as an example, just with the United States across our friendly border here. I know that if it weren't for trade agreements, we wouldn't have the largest hog-killing plant in Canada here in Manitoba right now.
Can you just expand on why we would want to restrict improving the lives of others in other nations?