Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I have some questions for the four groups.
Starting with Mr. Pagé. You mentioned that the government had changed its approach and you said that there are is a contradiction. Physical protection and public denunciation are never far apart, but you did not give examples.
Could you give us two examples of situations where people supposedly under protection were subject to public denunciation of that kind?
Secondly, Mr. Falconer, we've heard from businesses that have raised serious concerns about a Canada-Colombia trade agreement--for instance, the sugar industry just a few days ago--and I'm wondering how the labour movement in Canada feels about this. Has there been discussion at the level of the Canadian Labour Congress around this agreement? I'd also like your reaction to the provisions of the agreement that essentially allow for a fine to be imposed if there are continued killings of labour activists or human rights activists; if you kill a labour activist, you pay a fine. How do you respond to that?
Thirdly, Mr. Torres, I'd like to know how much money the Canadian Foundation for the Americas gets from the Canadian government. Do you receive any money from para-public organizations as well? Do you get any money from the American government, or American foundations, and do you get money from the corporate sector?
And finally, Mr. Cruess, I have three quick questions. What countries has Enbridge walked away from on the sole basis of human rights violations? Secondly, you raised the issue around cooperatives--we've certainly heard a lot of testimony that cooperatives were used to undermine the labour movement--so I'd like to know what number of your workers are under a binding collective agreement in Colombia. And finally, you mentioned the unemployment rate. We heard testimony that the Colombian government simply with the stroke of a pen changed the definition of employment. If you work eight days a year, you're fully employed. I want to know your reaction to the Colombian government simply changing the statistics so they can appear a little bit better.
Mr. Pagé.