Canada and Canadian negotiators deploy a variety of approaches and strategies to conclude FTAs that are in the best interest of the Canadian economy overall. When we encounter difficult issues and there is a sensitivity to Canada or to our negotiating partner, we try to identify alternate means of addressing the underlying interest.
There have been different strategies that have been deployed in different negotiations that have satisfied the interests of both parties sufficiently, so that they felt comfortable concluding the agreement without including market access for supply-managed products.
That is always our goal when we sit down at the negotiating table. Our goal is to find a way through difficult issues. We can often put these at the end of the negotiations, and it's possible to trade off some of the difficult issues on both sides. That's how we often manage it.