Yes, I believe that the American standards do require adherence to the international human rights conventions and best practices. I would also say that the U.S. Ex-Im Bank, the Export-Import Bank in the United States, already uses ISE guidelines. EDC has its own set of environment standards and guidelines, but as we are saying, if there's no problem with that, then they should not have a problem with this additional layer of ministerial review.
That's basically all Bill C-300 proposes. It's very reasonable and prudent and, I think, a quite modest step in the right direction.
So these IFC--International Finance Corporation--guidelines are certainly better than the OECD guidelines, which are also not being adhered to by companies from the United States and from Canada. So it's not too much to ask that we raise the bar on extractive industries throughout the world. We can do better, and I'm confident that when companies are motivated to do responsible corporate behaviour--all companies--it evens the playing field and makes it more competitively advantageous for those that are already doing that.
Thank you.