Yes, thank you very much, Mr. Chair. It won't take too much time, because I think we'll have a broad consensus from all four corners of this table. They are very straightforward motions that I'm sure will receive support.
I'd like to move the first motion, which is regarding particularly CA4, which, as we've seen, is well advanced in the negotiations. So the question is that we have full and immediate disclosure of the draft texts and Canadian negotiating proposals for the CA4 FTA, that we ensure that mechanisms are developed for authentic public debate, including stakeholder consultations open to civil society and broader public participation, and that this committee be mandated to conduct a further study on the potential impact of the Canada CA4 FTA, including on human rights. The study would allow the standing committee to make an informed recommendation to Parliament.
Mr. Chair, we've had a couple of brief meetings on this issue. Obviously concerns have been raised that are very legitimate, and I would hope we'd have consensus around this committee table to move in that respect. It is our committee responsibility to ensure, if negotiations are well advanced and if we are coming to the point of looking at signing a treaty, that it happens in a way that respects the Canadian public.