I'm in favour of moving on this today, and to have a vote as soon as possible, because, first of all, we want to report to the House. If we leave this until Friday, obviously we won't be able to report to the House. We would like to make a statement that can be tabled in the House as quickly as possible, so that the principle is on the table.
People in Ireland have been nervous about what's been going on for the last while with the Brexit situation and the concern that it might undermine this very important agreement. As was pointed out, General de Chastelain was extremely involved in brokering an important part of the deal and was very active in the implementation of decommissioning the weaponry, which was extremely important in achieving the lasting peace that we seem to have had up until now.
This would provide some reassurance to the process that Canada wants to make sure and affirm that the principles should not be interfered with on the trade deal or any arrangement. That would be a positive thing.
As for what the trade committee is doing, I think we can certainly take the lead on principle. In terms of trade, they may want to make some specific Brexit reference to that particular deal, but this is really about making sure that the principle we are espousing here is consistent with Canada's position. The fact that the foreign affairs committee has this view and presents it to the House is a positive thing, and we should be there.
I know it's kind of the 11th hour, in a sense, but if we don't do it now, I don't think we will be able to do it.