Mr. Richard Arbeiter at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

I'll answer that first, before turning the floor over to my colleague.

Earlier, someone asked whether industry had been consulted. I would just like to point out that we also consulted very closely with members of civil society, including most of the stakeholders who contributed to the document. We conducted a number of consultations over the past two years. The discussions are ongoing because we very much appreciate the perspectives of civil society here, in Canada, and internationally.