Mr. Speaker, our problem is not explaining to the world how safe our beef is and the regulations that we have put in place to ensure it is safe. Our problem is having the salesmen who can go to that other country and just like the salesmen of any product, clinch the deal. That is where our agriculture minister and our Prime Minister have failed so miserably. They have not been able to clinch the deal with Japan, Korea, China and the United States. That is my main criticism of the Prime Minister and the agriculture minister.
In the House of Commons on February 26th, 2004. See this statement in context.