We're sure not experts in international trade negotiations, but certainly our understanding of previous international trade negotiations was that they have not included sub-national procurements. Therefore, in general, provinces and definitely municipalities really didn't have much of an interest, nor did they need to be consulted that much.
If sub-national procurement is a direction in which the government is going to go in terms of inclusion in future trade agreements, then there's no doubt that this experience has already laid the groundwork for a more expedient and frankly more open process.
I think you're right, the fact that they have 13 provinces and territories signed on in six months is nothing short of remarkable. Each province has a different set of exclusions and exemptions and carve-outs. Our understanding of the agreement is that each province and territory has excluded a number of industries. In Ontario transit is excluded. It means that Toronto can continue its practice of sourcing domestically, which is one of our principles.
So I think that the relations that have been created and the lessons learned are going to make it easier to ensure that if this is a decision the government wishes to take, to include sub-national procurement--we don't have a position on that, but if they do--then some of the connections, contacts, networks, and knowledge have been created so that at the very least that deal is effective and efficient with as few unintended consequences as possible. As I said, we don't have a position on whether or not that's a good thing.