Thank you very much, Chair.
Thank you for the presentation.
Essentially, the purpose of this meeting—and we've been meeting frequently on this subject matter over the past few weeks—is to discuss two options. The two options that have come forth are, how do we improve the security and prosperity partnership, or do we need to abolish it altogether? It seems to be the school of thought in this committee that those are the two issues that are being discussed.
I say that because we've met with various stakeholders—civil society representatives, unions—who've expressed concern that they haven't been involved in the process, that they haven't been consulted, that they've had to really force their viewpoints in the process by aggressively presenting their positions on this matter, and that they haven't been allowed executive-level permission to get involved. I believe that concern has been raised ever since this initiative was launched. This is not a new issue.
How do we improve the process to include civil society, unions, and other stakeholders who have expressed concern, so that their views are taken into consideration in this process?