Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister says that water is not a tradable item under NAFTA, because Canada signed a joint declaration with the U.S. and Mexico on this. However, the American authorities have said that the declaration changes absolutely nothing in NAFTA and does not preclude the bulk export of water in any way.
Will the government confirm that, under NAFTA, water is indeed a tradable item, a fact that would considerably undermine Quebec's ability to limit or prevent the bulk export of water?