Mr. Speaker, the importance of having environmental considerations taken into account when trade arrangements are made is I think understood by all of us in the House.
We are trying hard to ensure that the environmental considerations are indeed a major component of any decision on the trade side. Therefore, we look with favour to the WTO taking environmental concerns into account as a fundamental part of its discussions.
With respect to the hon. member's question, we will be pursuing that avenue to ensure both with the Cartagena protocol and with many others that we achieve the best environmental protection we can through this method.