What could be done to maintain this commitment to transparency?
As you know, before the holidays, we were asked to study an agreement without having seen the text. We understand that the timelines were tight. Nevertheless, we hope that this won't happen again, of course.
What concrete steps could be taken? For example, you spoke about negotiations with other countries. Could you come speak to our committee or consult with us before the negotiations are too far along? That way, we wouldn't get stuck studying the agreement after the fact and our work wouldn't be limited to rubber-stamping. Would you be willing to keep us informed of the negotiations from the start, so that we could do our research and mandate you to advocate for certain sectors or industries?