I have to respond that Mr. Sorbara once again conflated free trade with grand international governmental institutions headed up by political insiders and international financiers. There is a difference. We believe in the free flow of goods between peoples. Free trade is about knocking down government barriers so those goods can flow. This is not a free trade institution. If anything, it is an anti-trade institution. It will principally fund the export of Chinese goods westward, away from Canada, by building on the Silk Road strategy of the Chinese government. That Silk Road does not point towards Canada. It points away from Canada.
As for the facts, Japan, arguably the most important market to which TPP would give Canada access, is not a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, so the member across is incorrect in suggesting that this bank is merely a reflection of TPP. There is no benefit to Canada's TPP initiative in pouring half a billion dollars into this bank.
Thank you.