Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned in my speech, the negotiations with regard to this agreement were announced three years ago. It is a custom with international agreements that negotiations are carried out on a sort of confidential basis. The member states involved in the negotiation of the agreement are discussing the issues among themselves. At the end of the process, they will reveal to their populations the contents of the agreement. The negotiations are underway.
As far as this government is concerned and as far as my colleague, the Minister for International Trade has been involved, we have been very open minded. We want to be sure of the principles in this agreement. At the end of the day if we decide to sign this agreement it will be because we have found some Canadian principles enshrined in the agreement. We will make sure those Canadian principles are good for—