Yes, I would fully agree with that assessment.
In the negotiations, we did put forward a very ambitious proposal on labour. We worked closely with the labour unions on that proposal as we developed it. We are coming to the table with an approach that does rely heavily on the International Labour Organization core conventions, of which Canada has ratified all eight. Mexico has ratified seven and is working on the eighth. The U.S. has ratified two, so they are well behind. Probably not surprisingly, the U.S. is resisting that proposal.
On the right-to-work elements that are in our proposal, the U.S. is also resisting that proposal, but we have been working quite closely with Mexico. Mexico is sympathetic to many of the proposals in our draft chapter, although certainly not all. Even the U.S. has been supportive of some elements on the more traditional parts of our proposal.
At this point, we certainly have the firm intention to continue to push our proposal. We see no reason to back down from it. We think these issues are essential and we will continue to push forward at the negotiating table.