Mr. Speaker, I will be very brief. The hon. member is a former president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. I wonder if he would like to comment on a motion adopted by the city council of Vancouver expressing very grave concern about the implications of the FTAA for the rights of cities to make decisions about their own future, about their environment and about the health care of their citizens.
The city of Vancouver unanimously passed a motion urging the federal government not to sign any trade deal, such as the proposed expansion of NAFTA being negotiated in the FTAA, which includes investor state provisions similar to those included in NAFTA. Does the hon. member agree with the motion that has been passed by the city of Vancouver?