I call the meeting to order.
Good morning, everyone. This morning our committee is going to embark on the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.
Before we get into the clause-by-clause on that, we are very fortunate to have with us Mr. Carr. Welcome, sir.
As you're well aware, we're a very busy committee. We've accomplished quite a bit in the last couple of years. We've dealt with the European agreement, TPP, CPTPP, the Pacific Alliance, and the ASEAN countries, and of course one of the big ones was the whole North American agreement. We had studies also on the tariffs and the impacts of the tariffs on steel and aluminum. Today we're going to be doing the Canada-Israel agreement. We're a very active group. We have lots more on our plate in the upcoming months.
Thank you for coming. You know the routine. You have the floor, then we have almost the whole hour with you.
We want to stay focused, of course, on the Canada-Israel agreement, but if an MP has another question that's pertinent and not too political, it's good to go. I'd like to keep the questions short, and then the answers short, so we can get everybody to have a round.
Without further ado, Minister, you have the floor.