What I'm getting at here is that we have a situation in Colombia. Some 20 years ago we had a nation in dire straits. There has been some evolution over time and we understand that things have actually improved.
I'd like an answer from both witnesses.
We understand that this situation is not going to be solved overnight. When I look at Colombia, I see that there has been gradual improvement in some areas and remarkable improvement in others.
I agree with your comments that the unions should see this as good news instead of bad news. Your report should be good news for the unions in Colombia. But if we take what I'm saying at face value, if we observe that there has been gradual improvement and that Colombia is headed in the right direction, what harm could a free trade agreement do? It's a free trade agreement that includes labour agreements, an environmental agreement, and rules-based trading for the first time.
Mr. Rosero, we already have trade. It is not as if trade is going to start tomorrow. We are already trading with Colombian companies, and we already have Canadian companies working in Colombia. How can establishing clear rules that everyone understands hurt that economy? How can that be a bad thing for Colombia?