I know for some of these questions you don't want to talk in a negative way about some of your work on the agreement, but this committee has to make recommendations, so I am asking some questions that may be a little uncomfortable.
With respect to the CPTPP, all countries involved would have to agree with your accession to the agreement. That's my understanding. China has also applied for the CPTPP very close in time with you.
What can Canada do to move your application forward? Are there other particular countries we should be speaking with to try to help get unanimous consent for that application to move forward?
