In relation to the CETA and the investment protections, we understood from speaking to the negotiator that Canada was attempting to tone down the version of investor-state protection we have already. They wanted to do that to weed out the so-called frivolous cases, they said. These would be cases against regulations--health regulations or environmental regulations, for example. In fact, the European Commission has received a mandate from the member states that would go further than what NAFTA has proposed in terms of regulatory expropriation and other kinds of protection for investors.
We're concerned also that Canada may want to weed out frivolous cases but may not be able to in these negotiations if the commission has no mandate.