That's very important, because every other legislature on the planet provides, essentially, a very good system of checks and balances on agreements that are negotiated. There are some in the Canadian Parliament who would say that Canadian parliamentarians have no right to touch agreements. Very clearly, the precedent around the world is that parliamentarians, elected members of legislatures and parliaments, take agreements, and if the agreements are inferior or not adequate, they can make changes to improve them.
On May 26th, 2009. See this statement in context.