Mr. Chair, my hon. colleague from Burnaby—New Westminster and I have served on the international trade committee for approximately five years and have travelled together quite frequently. He is a great orator and looks at life through a different set of lens, even though we are both from British Columbia.
One of the biggest economic benefits is the free trade agreements for our province. The fact is, we have been able to implement eight since our government took office in January 2006, and we continue to look at expanding markets.
The Minister of International Trade alluded to the economic impact of this Canada-EU trade agreement earlier. It is anticipated at $12 billion, and that is b for billion. Jobs, hope and opportunity are definitely something we are looking at.
My hon. colleague stated, “All parties in the House support trade”. For the fives years we have been on the trade committee, I have not seen him support a trade agreement. I would like to clarify which trade agreement he is referring to that his party supports.