Thank you for being here, all three of you. It's great of you to take time out of your day to be here with us. Also, thank you for taking the time to debate this motion brought forward by my colleagues on this side of the table, the New Democrats.
In that, I'm hoping I'm not scooping some of their lines of questioning. Perhaps I shouldn't care as much, but we'll go along this side of the table together, I guess.
I have a quote here from the member from Nova Scotia for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, and he says:
We also have concerns that the agreement reached with the U.S. may not stand up to a Constitutional challenge given that it forces the banks to treat clients differently based on their national origin, something forbidden by Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
I'm hoping you might be able to comment on that, elaborate on that, seeing that it's a member of your own caucus.