Mr. Speaker, it would be worth knowing the Canadian position, especially in reference to the last case mentioned, that of Metalclad, in which the Mexican town of Guadalcazar, which wanted to establish an ecological reserve and denied Metalclad a permit for its toxic waste burial site, will have to pay out compensation in the amount of $25.5 million.
Since the Prime Minister sees only petty disputes under chapter 11, does he find if fair that a country has to pay out millions of dollars to a company that wants to establish a dump—