Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I just have a quick question. I'll share my time with Mr. Trost.
I just wanted to clarify, first of all, for the witnesses, the comment about water. It's been articulated many times in this committee that it's our government's long-standing position that water in its natural state is not considered a good. It's not a good or a product and therefore remains outside the scope of the trade agreements. We've heard, several times, members from the Council of Canadians bring up the issue of water.
I want to be perfectly clear. It's a specific issue and is my concern as a Canadian as well. The bulk removal of boundary waters from the basins, for any reason, including export, is prohibited, and the provinces have measures in place to protect waters in their jurisdictions. I just wanted to clarify that on the record.
The other question, specifically for Mr. Crowley, is with regard to chapter 11.
Are you stating, then, that it's imperative that we have this chapter 11 in place and that it's working as it was established to do?