Absolutely. I certainly concur with your comment with respect to not having this drag on.
If I may turn to the CFIB, I think you can see me coming already. Let me just begin by saying that you were mentioned a few times in question period today. We certainly appreciate your engagement on behalf of small businesses and also your encouragement that we should swiftly pass Bill C-14, which would continue to support our small businesses.
With respect to Bill C-18, which is before this committee today, I note that you would like to see a continued focus on SMEs, that you are happy with the chapter on removing technical barriers to trade in this transitional agreement, but that you would like to see a dedicated chapter for small businesses in a final free trade agreement. That certainly has been noted.
With respect to where we are today and the ratification process, you said that trade will be key to our economic [Technical difficulty—Editor].
Would you also urge us to move quickly on the passage of Bill C-18 and avoid any possible return to the negotiation table at this stage?