J'étais ministre du Commerce international durant toute cette campagne marathon durant laquelle Roy MacLaren, ex-ministre du Commerce, était également en lice. Il est regrettable selon moi que l'OMC ait gaspillé autant de temps et d'énergie qui aurait mieux servi à préparer le sommet ministériel de l'OMC.
I was Minister for International Trade during that whole marathon campaign, where we had Roy MacLaren, a former trade minister who was also in the competition, and I think, regrettably, the WTO squandered a lot of time and good energy that could have been better utilized and dedicated to the preparation of the WTO ministerial.