International Trade committee  We do go out there, and we do go out and bid on contracts and source locally and run seminars and participate in chambers of commerce and participate in information, but the reality is that the resources available to do this are arguably greater within government. You were asking how it's done.

International Trade committee  Just to be clear on this, I think I'd take a logical step here. If you're a producer and you feel that Europe is a major market for you and it makes sense to relocate to Canada, especially with the lower Canadian dollar, then all things being equal, you can take advantage of that opportunity.

International Trade committee  This is not a sector that I'm particularly familiar with, but, as you say, there's a great deal of expertise in this sector in the Netherlands and other parts of Europe. It won't be lost on them that they will have this access through the CETA into the Canadian marketplace, and then have national treatment, and as an investor located in Canada have access to the benefits of the NAFTA, including access to the vast American market.

International Trade committee  Maybe I'll take a quick stab at that. Both my in-laws are Polish, and it doesn't hurt, but it's not the primary driver of business. I think maybe the first wave of migration from a country to come over will maintain strong links to the old country, as they say, but a lot of the immigration from Europe is now into its second or third generation.

International Trade committee  Was that question for me?

International Trade committee  Okay. Just on that, there's nothing that compels privatization. What gets confused so often is the idea of fair, open, and transparent bidding with some exceptions with regard to municipal contracts and on municipal services, but there's nothing that compels a municipality, a provincial entity, or the federal government to privatize a service.

International Trade committee  Whatever I'm referring to would be with regard to the Patent Act. What was agreed to by the parties in the negotiation was patent term restoration and right of appeal. Data protection was not accepted, but then there's going to be additional movements to remove the dual litigation provisions.

International Trade committee  Those are very interesting questions. We hosted an event at Canada House today, where Premier Gallant spoke, and really, I can just lift his comments. I think what you're going to see first on the trade side is that Atlantic Canada is going to be a very major beneficiary. I think from Quebec eastwards on the trade front in particular....

International Trade committee  It's interesting, because we were just talking about that today. They seem very keen, but if I may be blunt, I've spent quite a bit of time here recently and I think they're struggling to understand what Brexit means. I'm encountering all kinds of discussions among individuals who seemingly don't understand the differences between a soft and a hard Brexit, a soft Brexit being some kind of arrangement that keeps it in the single market and a hard Brexit including unilateral removal from the EU and going back to the WTO schedules.

International Trade committee  Thank you for inviting me to be here today. First, I agree with Pierre Marc's comments wholeheartedly. We collaborated and worked closely with him and his government. Quebec was central for CETA in getting the negotiations going and ensuring that they ran smoothly. I think it's fair to say that the Canada Europe Round Table, the group that I represent, has been the most active business group, and we've been the earliest mover on this agreement.

Natural Resources committee  I think Alfred should go.

Natural Resources committee  I'd just add that it is commercially driven. I'm not so sure it's an energy security piece. It's basically just getting this product out to international markets so it's not sitting at $4. But, by way of background, generally speaking in the United States you can't export oil or gas to a country unless you have a free trade agreement with that country.

Natural Resources committee  Just as I said earlier, it depends on the energy source you're talking about. As an example, some economies in Europe are using a lot of renewables, but the baseline energy, the baseload, could very well be coal power or nuclear energy being fed in from France. So, there are a million different ways in which you can provide energy.

Natural Resources committee  —and I'm not really sure how we get there.

Natural Resources committee  I would just say that if that policy goes in place—