Thank you.
I don't have all the details on the roadblocks in the negotiations between Canada and Singapore, but I understand they have to do with areas related to investment and the provision of services. These are the principal areas where Canada has to gain in an agreement with Singapore, because the barriers to trade in goods are already removed. I understand that the Americans have received concessions from Singapore in these areas that we have not been able to get.
I should add that other issues remain unresolved that may not have to do with what the Americans got. These have to do with shipbuilding, which is a very sensitive sector in Canada. The Singaporeans are looking for further concessions in our shipbuilding industry, which our negotiators—on instruction from the political class—have been unwilling to provide.