Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for your excellent presentations on this beautiful Friday afternoon.
I'll begin with Mr. Kennedy and the Business Council of Canada.
Mr. Kennedy, you mentioned a few times during your opening remarks the importance of certainty. I have down here that it is a priority for your organization and the members you represent to quickly ratify the TCA, and that the Business Council of Canada reiterates its request for a speedy ratification of the TCA.
I was wondering if you could comment briefly, Mr. Kennedy, on proposals that I believe this committee will have before them shortly for amendments to the TCA, which would require us to go back to the negotiating table. Such amendments obviously would delay the ratification process but also, more importantly, create uncertainty for the business community.
Do you have any comments with respect to that, Mr. Kennedy?