This is the 22nd meeting of this session of the Standing Committee on International Trade. We are continuing our study of the free trade agreement between Canada and the states of the European Free Trade Association: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
We will hear today from witnesses representing the Shipbuilding Association of Canada; the Canadian Auto Workers Shipbuilding, Waterways and Marine Workers Council; and the National Farmers Union.
I will introduce our guests first. We will hear briefly from each of them and then ask questions.
It's always a bit late getting started on Wednesdays because the House tends to be late after question period, so I will get right to it. I appreciate your patience. We'll begin.