We have always supported balanced negotiating. Canada is in negotiating mode and I feel that we have to negotiate these agreements strategically. As I was also saying, our global vision has to be a strategic one. How are we going to roll it out and how are we going to profit from it? It is all very well for us to sign all the agreements we can, but if we are not strategic in terms of our agricultural policies, we will not be able to benefit from them. Every other country has a global strategy: the United States, the European Union, every country has strategies. It must all form a whole and not be one single tool. There must be a number of tools. Supply management and more protectionist policies are part of Canada's global strategy.
On May 11th, 2016. See this statement in context.