Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister for International Trade.
Yesterday I met with a number of U.S. congressmen to discuss U.S.-Canada trade issues, including the durum wheat question. My conclusion is that this being an election year in the United States with many U.S. legislators up for re-election, they have become strong protectionists to the point of ignoring certain trade agreements like NAFTA and GATT.
Can we have his government's assurance that it is going to protect Canadian farmers' interests and not cave in to these American protectionists' posturing at this point?