Mr. Speaker, on November 1, the then Minister of International Trade told this House that various details relating to the future free trade agreement between Canada and Israel had yet to be settled, including manufacturing, garment manufacturing for example and bathing suits and lingerie in particular.
My question is for the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Since Israeli companies, unlike Canadian companies, have free access to the European textile market, will the minister and his government make sure that measures are taken to prepare the Canadian textile industry to compete with Israeli companies in a free trade environment?