Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to all our witnesses who have come forward today.
I would like to start with a request. I don't expect you to have these figures here today, but as a committee, we certainly would find them useful. We've had provisions in the past from DFAIT for increases in exports. In fact, in the case of a number of bilaterals, our exports actually went down after signing an agreement, so it would be helpful to have the provisions that DFAIT put forward for an export rise within two years of the signing of bilaterals, and what the actual export figures were for all of the bilaterals we've signed.
If you could provide that for the committee, I think it would be very helpful and very illustrative of the difference between what sometimes is the spin or hype around a bilateral and what actually transpires subsequently. Thank you for that.
I'd like to go on to the chapter 8 provisions, which are based on the chapter 11 investor-state. Could you confirm that the chapter 8 provisions actually include the concept of indirect expropriation? In other words, the loss of profits for a company could trigger a chapter 8 initiative or lawsuit.