Mr. Chairman, I would like more reassurances from the parliamentary secretary, because I clearly remember that, during the election campaign, the party currently in office was opposed to signing the free trade agreement. However, one of the first things it did upon taking office was to sign that agreement.
I fully agree with the hon. member, with whom I have the pleasure of working at the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. I am very concerned about these negotiations. I am very concerned because we are always losing. Canada took advantage of the fact that it had to make cuts to do away with all farm subsidies.
Meanwhile, the Americans and the European Community are continuing to give subsidies to their farmers, but this government has withdrawn from everything. Our farmers are making demands, and I can understand why.
It is very worrisome to let our negotiators go if they do not intend to hold their ground once and for all.