International Trade committee  Do you want me to comment on how it was in the European Union, how we did the consultation?

International Trade committee  Before proposing CETA, there was a scoping exercise, a study in 2008, and this study consulted all the possible sectors. When the European Commission prepared the mandate, we also consulted all the stakeholders, and, as I said in an answer to a previous question, we have been con

International Trade committee  I'll give a diplomatic answer here. I used it myself, because it's so good. We did not do the same thing, not in such a beautiful format as what Minister Fast did, but we have been providing information too.

International Trade committee  I still have a career in Brussels—

International Trade committee  As I said, I'm using this.

International Trade committee  Absolutely, yes.

International Trade committee  Do you mean for Canadians in the European Union?

International Trade committee  For example, Bombardier is already very active on the European market. There is the recognition of professional qualifications. Engineers can work without any difficulty within the European Union thanks to this recognition, and vice versa. To be very honest, when I visited Albert

International Trade committee  No, it will be initialled probably in 2014, and you will have a text. As I said, it's not legally binding, but it will be published. Then you will have translation into 23 languages, which will take about six months, and also the presentation, first to the council of ministers, w

International Trade committee  Thank you for this point. The fisheries sector will be completely open. There will be no restriction on exporting high-quality fish from Canada to the European Union. It's an absolute win-win situation. For the dairy sector, there will be an increase in high-quality cheese and da

International Trade committee  From the fisheries?

International Trade committee  That's competition.

International Trade committee  The consumer will profit. Something I always repeat, sir, concerning this cheese, is that there will be a slight increase in cheese exported from the European Union to the Canadian market. Personally, I regret it's not more, because it's—

International Trade committee  Then do. There is no limitation—no limitation—for Canadian cheese, which is also of high quality. It's a question of marketing on the business side.

International Trade committee  No.