We've asked for a review. We have also worked to pressure the companies operating there, with some success. But we also don't want to see the 30,000 guest workers, who borrowed from loan sharks and spent all of the money they had to get to that country, thrown out of Jordan. Because as bad as things are in Jordan, what scares the workers more than the conditions they're in is being sent home without the money to pay back the people they've borrowed from. It's a tricky situation.
The interesting thing about the situation the Canadian government finds itself in right now is just as you said: you're in a different situation than we were because you know what has happened. We have shown you the proof and would be happy to show you more. You have a unique opportunity to try to change it. That would change it for everyone. We're not interested in ending the free trade deal if we can get enforcement like it was supposed to be. We supported this thing from the beginning, but it needs to be enforced and cleaned up.
The biggest export from the U.S. to the country of Jordan is money, so there is a big stick there. We give a lot of foreign aid to the country of Jordan and have for a long time. They're a key ally in a key place, but they need to understand that decency and respect for human rights and labour rights by a country like Canada will take precedence. I think you guys have a unique opportunity to do that right now.