Mr. Chair, as you know, when I came into this job, we did a couple of things. The Minister of Finance—because I'm sure you're referring to the GDLS contract—renegotiated a contract that we inherited, which is largely completed, more than 50% already completed, to improve the terms and conditions to allow disclosure. I believe Canadians are entitled to know that the Government of Canada was on the hook for billions of dollars.
At the same time, I appointed a panel of experts to guide future foreign ministers in their decisions when it comes to that. We are a party now to the ATT, and it is my duty, my role and my firm belief that we need to do everything we can to uphold the spirit of the ATT. We have an expert panel, and we're working with our international partners now to create an inspection regime to make sure that when we do make these decisions, we have the best possible advice, we consult widely, and we respect both the spirit and the law under the ATT, which is now Canadian law.
I would say, Mr. Davies, you can criticize the action, but what I've said is that we're going to look on a case-by-case basis. I would refer you to the number of permits I've approved, and you will see that all of those have been within the constraints of Canadian law and the spirit of the ATT.