Mr. Speaker, from the very early days of this country, and even before it was formed, Canadians and those before us realized the importance of trade. We cannot satisfy ourselves with exactly everything that we need, but it is not just that; we actually have many things that the world needs, and we can trade those things for what we need here at home.
From the earliest days of the founding members of our country up to today, Conservatives have always supported free trade, but it also has to be fair trade. It is built on reciprocity. That is, if we give something, we must get something. That is an important distinction that we have to make sure is upheld, a principle that we need to have as our shining light or North Star.