Mr. Speaker, we are still unable to find out what is on the FTAA negotiating table, and a number of concerns are being expressed.
In committee yesterday, I asked one of our witnesses, Canada's former chief negotiator for the MAI, if he thought that day care for $5, the private not for profit network funded largely by the government, could be wiped out by the FTAA. His response was “Yes, absolutely”.
Will the minister tell us whether the proposed agreement under services excludes or protects the social economy, particularly in the area of—