Mr. Speaker, in his speech, the member for St. John's East pointed out that New Democrats support fair trade.
In the process of examining the bill at committee, the member for Burnaby—New Westminster made a number of proposals that would have made this trade agreement acceptable to New Democrats. One in particular that I want to touch on is the definition of sustainable development. It reads:
“sustainable development” means development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, as set out in the Brundtland Report published by the World Commission on Environment and Development.
I wonder if the member could comment on the fact that New Democrats actually have proposals to make trade agreements fair.