Mr. Speaker, we agree on this one. Any type of treaty legislation that will enhance Canada's place in the world will benefit all Canadians. I travelled with my colleague across Canada and saw that Canadians live on trade. Whether it is the exporting of manufactured products or natural resources, Canada has to be more competitive.
We talked about keeping a competitive tax structure or maintaining our social programs. Those are all important aspects of keeping Canada competitive. We live in a global economy and a global world and the tax treaties represent only one aspect of the whole competitive package that Canada has to maintain on the international stage.