Thank you for the question.
I know this committee will be meeting with or hearing from Ukraine's ambassador to Canada on Thursday. She will be in a better position to provide the details of Ukraine's parliamentary ratification procedures. What I can share with you today is that both parties are committed to have this free trade agreement enter into force as quickly as possible.
Ukraine's parliamentary system is different from Canada's in the sense that, first, we have obviously two chambers of Parliament; Ukraine has only one. Also, where we have three readings of the legislation here in Canada, Ukraine's process allows for up to three readings, but they have more flexibility in how they can streamline their ratification process. They can also table legislation in Parliament that's deemed for “urgent consideration”. It's up to the president to make that determination. Even though Ukraine's process is similar to Canada's, they have more flexibility in how it can be streamlined.