Good morning, Deputy Prime Minister. Thank you for coming here to answer our questions. Thank you also for the prompt just now when you said that I would like to ask you questions about aluminum. However, I am first going to ask you one about another sector, if you don't mind.
There have been frequent discussions on the new agreement. It has also been debated in the House and in other situations. In general—as you repeated here—you see the new agreement as progress over the previous NAFTA. We are not here to oppose this on principle. We are here to study the new agreement and to determine whether or not it does represent progress over the previous agreement. On some points, we can state at the outset that there is progress.
However, I would like to ask you some questions about agriculture, more specifically the dairy sector. As we know, the market has been opened up by 3%, which could represent losses of $150 million annually. Class 7, the class dealing with milk proteins, was eliminated, as were some export control provisions. Those provisions could apply to third countries. In fact, milk producers are currently pouring a part of their surplus protein into international markets, especially in Asia and the Middle East.
In terms of agriculture, that is to say dairy production, is it your opinion that the new agreement is superior to the previous one?