Yes. Thank you, Mr. Burns, because it definitely plays a role and it is related.
Obviously I'm referencing, maybe through a layman's lens, the concerns we hear on the ground relating to ensuring a future for the Canadian fishery, owned by Canadians as much as possible, employing Canadians as much as possible, in a way that provides wonderful, safe, healthy, nutritious protein to the world's markets and benefits our own communities and also the world. I think that's a question that's on our minds.
Ms. Melia, in regard to your opening remarks, you stated, “Parties to investment treaties maintain their right to regulate domestically to achieve a legitimate policy objective, such as the protection of health, safety and the environment.” Where are these legitimate policy objectives defined? Are these policy objectives defined in Canada's trade and investment agreements?
I don't know how much time we have, Mr. Chair.