Mr. Speaker, those are good questions. He is obviously a very intelligent and thoughtful member from Manitoba where there is a lot of clear, cold air.
Who is opposing the free trade agreement in the United States? The industry in the U.S. is opposing it. The system in the U.S. is guaranteed to have opposition from the U.S. industry. If the U.S. industry is successful on April 2, which I think it will be, it will lobby its government to charge Canada or the Canadian industry both countervail duties and anti-dumping charges.
If the U.S. government is successful in imposing those countervail duties and anti-dumping charges, all the money will go to the industry that filed the complaint in the first place. Why would the industry not file a complaint against Canada if we go into free trade? We strongly believe that on April 2 they will file the application for countervail duties and anti-dumping charges unless the Canadian government comes up with some kind of interim agreement.
It is so unfair. The industry in the U.S. has a tremendous incentive to apply for countervail duties and anti-dumping charges. It will get the benefit if the charges are levied.