I'll take this.
Mr. Chairman, I want to make two quick points and then ask my colleague to respond further to Mr. Brison's incisive questions.
He's entirely right, of course; this agreement is about far more than tariffs. Tariffs, thanks to the Uruguay Round of the GATT and more recently, for example, the government's decision to remove tariffs on industrial components, has rendered tariffs in the Canada-EU context a minor issue. There are some piques to be dealt with, but on the whole it's a minor issue.
Regulatory negotiations are far more important, and Mr. Brison is entirely right to select that as a major issue. It involves the provinces, and that's why the participation of our provinces has been so important in the development of Canada's stance in these negotiations. Fortunately, all ten provinces have pledged themselves to modify or change their regulations as necessary as a result of the eventual agreement.
Recognition of professional qualifications, Mr. Brison's second point, is bound up with the whole question of labour mobility. Labour mobility is a feature of this agreement—which it isn't, for example, of the Canada-United States agreement or of NAFTA. Labour mobility has been very much in the mind of Premier Charest in particular, but all the provinces have recognized the benefits that can flow to Canada from greater mobility and mutual recognition of professional standards. It's an area in which already we're making substantial progress, and I don't doubt we'll complete that particular aspect of the agreement in fairly short order.
If I might, Mr. Chairman, I'd like to ask Mr. Langrish to add a word, and then perhaps we can get back with Mr. Brison.