Thank you to our guests here today.
Seeing that we've just been talking about bulk water, I'd like to clarify this. There is a lot of speculation in the media, in particular, regarding bulk water and the sale of bulk water, etc. So I'd like to say, first of all, that the Government of Canada has no intention of entering into negotiations on bulk water products; in fact, the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act prohibits bulk removals from boundary basins. Canada is committed to protecting water in its natural state.
The second thing I'd like to point out is that water in its natural state is not a good. Bulk water is not a good under NAFTA. Water in its natural state is not subject to trade agreements. And I'll just finish this off by saying that Canadian provincial governments have full sovereignty over the management of water resources and are not subject to trade agreements. I wanted to bring that out.
Last, a lot of the speculation comes from studies being done by private think tanks. Private think tanks are able to operate on their own and to do whatever studies they like. This does not mean they have government support, or even that they have government interest. I think these think tanks are where a lot of the speculation is coming from, as it's being reported that think tanks are launching studies. Well, go ahead. But these don't reflect on government or government policy or government position. They are think tanks.
To move on, I'd like to thank Mr. Adams for his presentation. I thank you as well for your positive comments regarding our report, and I'd like to acknowledge your support for some of the key recommendations contained within that report.
You spoke basically about the Canadian government having to focus on promoting trade negotiations and on exports of products to the U.S.—but also to other countries. You also supported recommendation 12, the advancement of the security and prosperity partnership talks going on right now. You mentioned vehicle emissions standards as an example of where progress, in fact, would be a good thing for your market.
Could you share with us how you see other security and prosperity partnership initiatives—because they are just initiatives that are going to come from this framework—specifically benefiting your industry? Could you share examples with us on how they would benefit your industry?