Mr. Speaker, free trade agreements alone will not improve our trade balance, especially not the ones negotiated by this government.
For example, the free trade agreement with South Korea did not prevent that partner from imposing a moratorium on Canada because of the discovery of one case of mad cow disease. That is very worrisome. Nevertheless, we will continue to export Canadian beef.
What is the government's plan to reassure Korean consumers, and more importantly, what will the minister do to help our beef producers given that he promised them better access to the Korean market?