Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks again to both of you for appearing and providing your wisdom and insight to our committee and to negotiators as they continue to work hard on behalf of Canadians to develop a rules-based, level playing field for our trade opportunities around the world. The chief negotiator who was our witness last week alluded to the consultation with our stakeholders.
When Ms. Hillman talked about the issue of having input from groups.... We hear a lot that there's a lack of openness and transparency. Ms. Hillman said that something she hadn't seen in her career before was the issue of a stakeholder day and the opportunity to allow stakeholders to consult, not only the Canadian negotiators but other countries' negotiators as well.
I would ask both of you to comment. Do you feel the process is balanced between confidentiality and transparency, meeting your needs from an industry perspective?