Mr. Speaker, Canada is very interested in further developing a rapport on trade with Latin America. Our business community is very bullish about the prospects in Latin America.
During the visit of the president of Brazil last year he and the prime minister talked about fashioning a new relationship between Canada and Mercosur. As a result of that discussion both Mercosur countries and Canada have exchanged papers to define what that relationship might be. There is also a meeting scheduled for the end of October.
While the members opposite shout cat-calls we are responsible for creating more jobs, more opportunities and more—