Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask a question of the hon. minister. I see in my notes that on an annual basis we lose about $156 million in preferential tariff reductions. With expanded trade as a global community, has the minister done any projections on how much of an increase it will be? We are trading more and more with these countries. Is there any way he can project what kind of an impact it would have on our economy?
The more preferential products we bring in, the more we have to consume. They also reduce the revenue side for the government. I would appreciate it if the minister would give me a bit of a guideline on that point.