Thank you, honourable member, for the question. It's a very good question.
My name is Arun Alexander. I'm the director general for North American trade policy.
As you stated correctly, the previous U.S. administration had created issues with respect to creating a quorum for appellate body members. The new U.S. administration under President Biden has displayed a willingness to work with allies, as the minister stated. With respect to the WTO, it has been supportive of filling the director-general position that had been vacant.
We see that as a good sign that the new administration is willing to engage on WTO issues. I would just state that both Democratic and Republican administrations have raised concerns about the appellate body and dispute settlement process at the WTO, but we take this sign that the U.S. has engaged on the filling of the director-general position as a positive sign that they would be willing to engage with partners at the WTO and to resolve the quorum issue at the appellate body.