Thank you, Madam Chair.
I will put a question to Ms. MacEwen.
As we know, investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms provide protection for foreign investors. In the agreements that have been signed, the definition of investment is often limited to the financial aspect. Job creation or wealth creation is not really covered. Often, a transaction through a corporation is enough. I digress.
The protection provided to foreign investors enables multinationals to sue states. In contrast, those agreements contain no measures to protect citizens from abuse by those same foreign investors.
Would you say there is a flagrant imbalance in those agreements?