Mr. Speaker, I know the member for Trinity—Spadina's colleague, the member for Timmins—James Bay mentioned a few times chapter 11 of NAFTA.
We never are terribly thrilled when foreign companies can take on our own government policies, but is the member for Trinity—Spadina aware that chapter 11 can also be used, and has been used, by Canadian companies to attack U.S. policies that are prejudicial to the assets of Canadian companies? I can give a case in point.
The international trade minister in his previous life was CEO of Canfor, one of the largest forest products companies in Canada. Canfor to its credit launched a chapter 11 against the U.S. government saying that the countervailing duty process was patently unjust and unfair, that it lacked in due process and objectivity. Of course, when he went to the Conservative Party he changed his tune. I remember at the time forest products companies in Canada being encouraged to attack under chapter 11.
Is the member for Trinity—Spadina aware that the provision can be used by Canadian companies against foreign governments as well?