Mr. Speaker, the minister stated just a few moments ago that he was seeking the advice of the committee as he wants its input and involvement in the parliamentary process. The committee made specific recommendations to the minister, number four, a full impact analysis and number five, that this has to be public disclosure, a transparent process with consultation with the public.
These recommendations came from the committee. They were endorsed and supported by a majority of Liberals. His own chairman has responded in the House today by saying that it is not practical to do a full impact study so early on. It is not practical, and those were his own words, for an open consultation process.
Will the minister tell this House that he is willing to go to Canadians, to go out to British Columbia and talk about this multilateral agreement on investment so that they know what the heck is going on? That is what this debate is all about.