Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for this opportunity.
When we talk about supply management, it brings to mind the whole issue that this is more about families, communities and the strength of sectors that historically have been the foundation of many communities in the country. It goes beyond money and markets, which is why I tend to agree with Mr. Blaikie that this is more of a political issue and not so much a technical one. It is also an issue on which we need to understand the technical implications of maintaining something that is, if you like, culturally important to Canada, because there will eventually and undoubtedly be trade-offs.
Would adopting this bill and exercising a total barrier to negotiating over supply management basically shut the door to other countries in a very large way in our potential trade agreements?
Mr. Forsyth, maybe you could answer that.