I have two quick things.
In response to Mr. Lamoureux, the amendment under consideration would require the Canadian minister of trade to consult with representatives of Canadian society. I don't think there's anything in that amendment that would alter in any substantive way the text of the free trade agreement, nor would it be, to be frank, any of the Panamanian government's business how we perform our consultations and do our representation of Canada on the joint commission.
In response to Mr. Keddy, in law we have a saying that a promise that's not written down ain't worth the paper it's not written on. It's not a question of redundancy. What we have here is a question of a promise, and whether or not that promise is committed to strongly enough to be put in writing. I would say that any international trade minister who is truly committed to consulting with Canadian business, labour, environment and human rights organizations would have absolutely no problem agreeing to that in writing, and that's all this amendment requires him or her to do.