You're echoing the leading human rights person from an association for missing and murdered people on the ground in Honduras. She was clear that engagement is important. Isolation is not going to help the life of an average Honduran. So I appreciate your going into the local procurement a little more.
Mr. Taddeo, thank you very much. It's refreshing to hear about a Canadian company that already exports to 50 countries and is hungry to do more. You've come to the committee that is hungry to give you more countries to sell your goods in.
I find the attitude that you reflect here to be refreshing. We need more Canadian companies to look beyond just our southern border and really look at the opportunities that Latin America, Central America, Europe, and Asia present. You talked about the CA4 and the negotiations we did have with Central America that ended up being just a bilateral. There's a whole range of reasons, and we've heard from the department on that.
Can you reflect on the impact of the loss of markets, not just in dollars, but also with regard to potential pressures on employment here in Canada because Canada has been slower in Central America and South America? You talked a bit about the EU FTA with Honduras beating us to the punch, and the U.S., giving 15% advantage to your competitors. How does that equate to lost opportunity or pressure on the jobs that you create in New Brunswick, Ontario, and Alberta?