Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon and welcome to all the witnesses.
I would like to ask Mr. Shrybman a question about the dispute resolution mechanisms. In this agreement, mention is made of negotiations and of consensus building as a way to resolving disputes. I imagine that, if no consensus is possible, a dispute can be submitted to the WTO. Is that the case?
If so, I would like to ask you another question. If there is a significant delay, could a project be held up because of an approach to the WTO for the resolution of a dispute? If that happened, I suppose that people in a municipality, for example, might have to completely do without a major infrastructure construction project.
Is it possible that a dispute might not be resolved and then be referred to the WTO? Is it possible that there might be a very long wait?