One of the things I've been puzzling over that you might be able to help me and the committee with is just what is this kind of agreement? It's a nuanced difference, a transitional trade agreement that largely copies the provisions of an existing comprehensive trade agreement. It has no expiry date. How is that different from a trade agreement, full stop?
We have a transitional agreement. It has no expiry date. It covers all of the same ground as a permanent trade agreement on the one hand, and we're being told that that's a different thing than a trade agreement, full stop, on the other hand.
What really is the difference between a transitional agreement that never ends and a trade agreement?