When parliamentarians are looking at a trade deal and the enacting legislation, beyond the interest of the businesses that are going to do business under the agreement, of course, there are public interest questions. Trying to digest that and make a decision takes time. The government has left this for a long time. They suspended negotiations between March 2019 and August 2020.
I'd like to start with our witnesses from Livingston International.
In the event that the enabling legislation for this deal doesn't make it through Parliament by December 31, what kinds of things do you think might be of service to Canadian importers and exporters in order to help them through a period of time where Canada and the U.K. are not covered by a trade agreement?