We're going to begin the 17th meeting this session of the Standing Committee on International Trade.
Today we will continue our discussion of Bill C-24, an Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Peru, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Peru and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Peru.
First, a technical announcement. We had lined up Dr. Luis Carlos Rodrigo, who is the president of the Canada-Peru Chamber of Commerce, from Lima, and the Canadian Wheat Board, but unfortunately our technical problems prevent them from appearing today. It was an equipment problem within this building, not in Winnipeg or in Lima, I'm told.
So I'm delighted to have the Canadian Federation of Agriculture here, represented by Laurent Pellerin and Robert Godfrey.
My sense is we'll probably go the hour with these witnesses. We'll give it a full hour, until about 10:15, at which time we'll revert to committee business. We have some travel to discuss.
With that, I will ask Laurent Pellerin to begin with an opening statement from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.
Monsieur Pellerin.