Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Mr. Ambassador, and the people with you.
I did have the opportunity to be in Chile with our previous speaker for the inauguration of your president and ended up having to sit in the front row and not understanding a word of Spanish for two hours. But it was very interesting to see the country. I might say as well that from the Atlantic Veterinary College in Prince Edward Island, we have people constantly going to Chile, working in your aquaculture industry, which is a very productive industry.
Starting basically with the orders of the day, Mr. Ambassador, we are to do a study of the benefits for Canada in joining the Pacific Alliance as a full member. To me, this seemed to come out of nowhere.
From your perspective, how far along is this initiative in terms of Canada becoming a full member? Who started it? Where did it develop from, in terms of our participation? Do you have any answers on those points?