Mr. Speaker, my question is for the minister of agriculture. On October 31 the U.S. department of agriculture announced the 1994-95 allocation for subsidized exports under its export enhancement program for barley and malting barley at 2.6 million tonnes.
The targeting of South Korea with a 50,000 tonne barley export is a direct affront and challenge to a market opened up by Canadian exporters. This trade action violates the intent of our agreement with the United States and creates further market distortion.
Considering the minister has described the American EEP as "the worst trade distorting policy on the face of the earth", could he now indicate to the House what specific action Canada will be taking to respond to this new and damaging application of U.S. trade policy?