I think we should be leading. It's abundantly clear that in the United States this is becoming enmeshed in election-year politics. That's unfortunate, because it creates issues where otherwise there would not be key issues. My understanding is that Japan intends to go ahead and ratify. I think it would be useful for Canada to do the same.
I would hope that this committee, and that Parliament as a whole, would take the position that our policy is clear; we favour taking down barriers to trade with the world. We understand that any time there are trade negotiations it's a process of give and take, and the consultative process that we have should be focused on how we mitigate any of the downsides for sectors in Canada, as opposed to getting into discussions about whether we should go ahead at all.