Mr. Jim Balsillie at the International Trade Committee

On May 5th, 2016. See this statement in context.

May 5th, 2016 / 9:05 a.m.

Former Co-Chief Executive Officer of Research in Motion and Co-Founder of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, As an Individual

Jim Balsillie

No, the difference is that I've talked to the people who did FTA and NAFTA, and they did five years of study, consultation, and strategy, then they modelled it all, and then they went into the negotiations.

See context to find out what was said next.