Thank you, Minister, for being here today. As you've said, we have a very active committee, and we are certainly looking at a lot of different files.
You spoke a lot about the Liberal government and its desire to be progressive, open, and transparent. I think China will be a big test of that. It will really be the first agreement negotiated by the Liberal government. All the agreements so far have been from the Conservatives, and we're kind of picking up where they left off.
We also have the trade in services agreement, TISA, which the government has been silent on. There are many labour groups, many groups across this country, that are concerned about TISA and its implications. This is in very advanced rounds. In the EU, the European Commission reports after each round. This is past the 21st round of negotiating, yet we hear nothing here in Canada. This is, I believe, where people are continuing to feel left out of trade agreements, and to feel that there isn't openness and transparency.
Can you update us on TISA and on when we will see the transparency and openness that's been promised around TISA?