I want to reassure everyone here that we are talking about the definition of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and de facto the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development. They—and I say “they” because right now there are two “shes”—have the mandate to promote free trade in the definition in terms of what they are to do, but the mandate to negotiate free trade agreements does not come from the minister herself. It comes from cabinet. It is cabinet that makes that decision. That's an important difference that we do have to make.
Mr. Pelissero, welcome to committee.
I want to address another thing that we often hear, which is that supply-managed products are often more expensive than any other products in Canada. I was recently in Florida, and a dozen eggs cost eight dollars U.S.
I just want you to comment. You know the sector. I know you exchange with your U.S. colleagues, so could you explain the rationale for that and how supply management has helped keep egg prices down in Canada?