Okay, not seeing any further discussion then, Mr. Blaikie has suggested that we put off the decision until the next meeting. The next meeting will be on the 19th. If everyone is comfortable, we'll hear the witnesses today and at the end of either today's meeting or on the 19th, we'll decide exactly how many meetings the committee would like to have.
Is that all right with everybody? I don't see anybody saying no, so I'm going to assume it's okay.
We'll go on to our witnesses.
From the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, we have Aaron Fowler, chief agriculture negotiator and director general, trade agreements and negotiations.
From the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, we have Christine Roy, deputy director, services trade policy; Shamali Gupta, deputy director, investment trade policy; Doug Forsyth, director general for market access and chief negotiator, Canada-United Kingdom trade continuity agreement; Allison Trenholm, deputy chief negotiator, Canada-United Kingdom trade continuity agreement; and Lori Di Pierdomenico, legal counsel.
Welcome to our witnesses.
We will turn the floor over to Mr. Forsyth, please.