I'll begin briefly with the example of having consensus to release the draft text, which has been achieved today.
Canada led vigorously at the effort in Quebec City among the various countries of North and South America--34 countries--and worked very hard to convince its partners in this arrangement that there had to be some public accountability and transparency, and lobbied very hard and was successful at having the draft text released. We thank you all for your participation in that. It is important in understanding what's being negotiated at the table.
You also asked about our personal experience in labour negotiations with the employer. It would be a fair comment to say that unless there is consensus, unions and employers don't necessarily release draft collective agreements in the midst of negotiations. But one thing trade unions certainly do is have all the proposals vetted by their members, so the initial position of the trade union going into those negotiations is not only known by all the members, but also known by the employer, because it is certainly tabled before them.
In this circumstance there is no comparison, because we don't know what the Government of Canada's initial position at the table was. If you are going to operate on a model of consensus and you're not able to achieve it after trying very hard, then I would say you should at least release what the Government of Canada's position has been with respect to the various issues under negotiation.