Mr. Speaker, we often hear the government side say that they are all about law and order, and are against criminals.
However, when it comes time to sign a free trade agreement with a country that is a known tax haven and that protects money laundering for criminal organizations like the Chinese triads, the Cosa Nostra and drug traffickers, it is a different story. In 2010, old friends of Manuel Noriega were part of the government with which this agreement was reached. I am old enough to know what happened in the 1980s with Manuel Noriega. It was the same gang.
Can my colleague explain why we might have some concerns about giving carte blanche to that country by signing this free trade agreement?