Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the officials for being with us this morning.
I think this is a great agreement. I think it speaks to the history between the two countries of Ukraine and Canada. I have two grandparents born in Ukraine, so I'm one of the over 1.2 million, I think, Canadians who have some Ukrainian heritage.
I'm excited about this free trade deal, of course, and I think it will strengthen the ties with our ally Ukraine, so I'm very excited to be able to speak about this today.
I have just a couple of questions, and some of them may be a little technical.
My understanding is that virtually all Ukrainian products coming in will be tariff-free as soon as this comes into force, whereas from the Canadian side it is about 86% or 87%, I think. Then there's a seven-year phase-in period. What's the reasoning for that discrepancy?