Thank you.
Minister, you'll be pleased to know I have no CORE questions for you today.
I don't know whether to direct this question to you or to Mr. Verheul, who is deeply involved in the negotiations of NAFTA 2.0. What puzzles me in all of these buy America or buy American or executive orders, etc., is that by and large the law provides that a treaty prevails over everything. NAFTA 2.0 prevails in all matters pertaining to trade. Therefore, I don't quite get what the president's authority, or Congress' authority for that matter, is to override a trade treaty.
Again, I don't know if the second, or really the flip, side of the question should be directed to you or Mr. Verheul, but if the Prime Minister did exactly the same thing as the President has done, and issued an executive order, or if Parliament passed a buy Canada or buy Canadian legislation, would that stand up in any kind of trade dispute?
I'll leave it there and ask either one of you to respond.
Thank you.