Mr. Speaker, I am delighted that the member for Joliette is interested in these negotiations with four Central American countries. I am glad to note that he sees them as a positive and constructive development in our government's international policy.
We will certainly work closely with the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, with which I have excellent relations, throughout the trade negotiations, whether they are bilateral or regional, and whether they involve the free trade area of the Americas or the World Trade Organization. I would certainly appreciate the opposition's co-operation in these very important negotiations.