I think we can learn from history. I think you know the B.C. wine industry very well. I grew up in the Niagara region, and I recall that in the late 1980s the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement was going to be the death of the wine industry in Canada.
When you have these market forces, you have competition and you force an industry to be more competitive, to make changes, and to make adjustments. Sometimes there are some transitional issues that go along with it. I think that in those areas it's appropriate for government to be involved in transitional assistance. I think that all sectors in Canada can do very well with global free trade in agriculture.
