Welcome, Mr. Main. I appreciate your being here.
Our government has recently signed a free trade agreement with Honduras. When we've had witnesses, or in the House of Commons when we were debating that particular free trade agreement, statements were made along the lines that relative to human rights, having a free trade agreement would theoretically open the door to creating jobs and would improve the lives of people in Honduras.
We've even had Canadian government officials here, basically stating that despite how awful things are there, it looks like the government is on the right track. He spoke of laws that were passed, similar to the ones passed in Mexico, in 2012, to protect human rights defenders and journalists. It sounds from your testimony, that they may have the laws but they're not doing anything to enforce them.
I'm interested in your perspective on the part about free trade.