Well, one of the things that is quite important in the way in which TRIPS was modified in 2001 with the Doha declaration was the affirmation that countries would have the right to use what are described as the “flexibilities” in TRIPS, namely, compulsory licensing under certain conditions. This is something that I think has not been fully exploited in Canada, really, but one senses, when one looks at what has been released in terms of the TPP, that it could well compromise and indeed limit even the relatively modest gains that were made with respect to the Doha declaration.
I am concerned that we will end up with a tightening, as it were, of the TRIPS-plus regulations, which would undermine protections that were quite consciously negotiated with respect to the Doha declaration, so it would be, arguably, much worse. That's a major concern that I have, and that particularly is a concern also for the TPP partners. We should have some concern about what happens in other developing countries, and they, in particular, are going to need some of those flexibilities, I believe.