Mr. Mark Schaan at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

I thank the member for his question.

I don't have a direct answer, because I don't know how this will directly affect Canada's relationship with the United States. However, privacy and intellectual property are now considered under the Investment Canada Act, without harming Canada's relationship with the United States.

The United States also has a different approach to intellectual property and privacy. At the moment, the way the two countries look at these two things is not disruptive to their relationship.