I also sent my views following a meeting with Minister Freeland. She is very engaged in this file and with consultants. We're insisting on NAFTA. NAFTA is an agreement that has been signed between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. There is also dispute resolution. With Madam Freeland we insisted that she make sure with chapter 19 that there is a roster of panellists. We also suggested ways to try to deal with a dispute, if we ever are unable to have access to free trade. I think the main concern I had was to make the point for Quebec and Ontario. Ontario is the only province where the residual value system has been tested by the chapter 19 panel. In 2005 I insisted again on this point. In 2005 the panel said that the Ontario producers were not subsidized with the residual value. I think that's important and has been completely forgotten. In Ontario when you look at employment and production, Ontario's production went from 3.5 billion to 1.7 billion. When you're not subsidized and are limited by a quota and you have to pay a tax, then you don't survive. It's that simple. I think I made that point to Madam Freeland, who was listening very intently.
On April 12th, 2016. See this statement in context.