In terms of our work with Taiwan, it's difficult for me to put a specific number on it. As I've said, we've been working with Taiwan since I took over my position in about 2024-25. We haven't actually had a break in that work. It's just been a continual engagement with Taiwan. As I said before, we did have an opportunity to do some work where we had a sense of modalities that we wanted to utilize once this process continued and where we could get into more of a substantive discussion on these matters.
With respect to the work that was referenced in terms of last spring, it's a milestone. It's important to understand, as well, that there's been a lot of dynamic activities in the international trading system over the course of 2025-26. As trade negotiators, we're trying to figure out ways in which we can take into account all these changes that have taken place in the global trading environment, especially on supply chains with Taiwan, which play, of course, a very important role with respect to the semiconductor space, etc.
In that regard, it's also a reality that there have been activities between Taiwan and its trading partners, including the U.S., that we have to take into account as we look forward to how we operationalize the TCFA.
This is information that we provide to the minister's office on an ongoing basis. That will be part of the decision-making construct. This is an evolving space. As I said, the deal with the U.S. just came on board a couple of weeks ago. You have to understand that the work from last spring is just simply on the modalities function and not really on substance.