Mr. Speaker, I listened closely to what the member for Brant had to say. Near the end of his remarks he compared this investment agreement to the government's international trade agenda and the deals that it has been making. He said that it was the most intensive trade agenda ever, which is true, but the results on trade are not bearing out a lot of the benefits that Canadians really require.
On the international trade side, we have seen the first trade deficit in 30 years annually since 2009. In 33 of the last 45 months, Canada has had a negative trade deficit.
If that is the record the member is talking about, which is a poor record in terms of results, what does he see in this deal that will be of net benefit to Canada? The Prime Minister's announcement last Friday night and everything we have seen since does not clearly show what he means by net benefit.