Mr. Speaker, last week the agriculture committee travelled to Washington and it did not take very long for the committee to realize that there is a very strange relationship between Americans and Canadians when it comes to agricultural trade.
According to U.S. officials, they have targeted supply management as a deal breaker in the next round of negotiations. The Canadian Wheat Board is still in their sights.
Recognizing that open market access is very necessary for Canadian agricultural trade, is the agriculture minister prepared to sacrifice supply management or sacrifice market access to other agricultural commodities?