Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister for International Trade.
Over the last little while we have been trying to get an answer from the Minister for International Trade as to whether or not Canada is seeking at the MAI negotiations to achieve a set of binding and enforceable core labour and environmental standards. The minister has been unwilling to give us a straight answer on this. Can he give us a straight answer on this today? If he is not willing to do so, will he at least tell us why he is not willing to give us and answer? Canadians deserve to know what the Canadian government position is, or why it is not willing to tell us.