Thank you to both witnesses for being with us today.
Mr. Risley, I really very much appreciate your rational and balanced view on trade. I agree with you that extreme positions are generally not helpful to debate.
In this case here, in terms of the touted benefits of CETA, we're relying on a study done over five years ago, before the agreement was ever even negotiated, that had an economic modelling that assumed things like full employment in both jurisdictions, 100% reinvestment of capital saved as a result of the reduction of tariffs—what many economists consider to be completely unrealistic assumptions. The government continues to say, based on that, that CETA will provide a GDP boost of $12 billion and create 80,000 jobs. They even, in my opinion misleadingly, say that will put $1,000 in every family's pocket. That's the kind of spin coming from the government.
I want to talk about jobs.
I was just looking at you on Wikipedia. I know you're a prominent businessman with, it says, major holdings in communications, seafood products, and other industries.
How many jobs have you, as a major employer, assessed or evaluated your operations are going to create as a result of CETA?