Dr. Meredith Lilly at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

October 5th, 2026 / 1 p.m.

Full Professor, Simon Reisman Chair in International Economic Policy, Carleton University, As an Individual

Thanks for the question.

I think that Canada was prepared to concede some very difficult things in August. Unfortunately, now, as a result of the shift in political context, if the exact same set of outcomes were presented again, I think it would be more difficult for the government to accept them. That was all I meant.

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