Thank you for the question.
Over the past 20 years, as we negotiated this accord, this was the greatest obstacle. Moreover, this accord is not a treaty or an agreement. If there were reasonable problems, we might in fact pause to reconsider. There is no reasonable obstacle, however. Reading the accord carefully, we see that the words “jurisdiction” and “territory” were deliberately used to prevent problems with China.
Second, the way the accord is set up between the two trade offices is clearly meant to send a signal that this is not an affront to China.
Third, there is a famous leader—your leader—who said not so long ago that love is better than anger, if I remember correctly. It's better to encourage people to voluntarily pay their taxes than to pay them angrily or against their sense of justice. By removing double taxation, we are encouraging people in both places to adhere to the rule of law. We're encouraging them to do business with one another. We're encouraging people who are already good friends to increase the level of the friendship.
To me, many bills that come before this place are very difficult and hard to decide upon, but this one seems very, very clear. Without reserve, I would say that this makes sense for the people you represent: all Canadians.