Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to express some thoughts and ideas in regard to the Honduras trade agreement.
I indicated that the Liberal Party wanted to see this agreement continue to go through the process. I made reference to the importance of trade.
The member made reference to Korea and the trade agreement with Korea. It was the first in Asia. As the member was talking about that I thought of the Philippines. The Philippines is a country that contributes immensely to Canada's immigration today. It was ranked in the top three over the last few years in terms of the number of immigrants who come to Canada, not to mention the number of workers, students, and so forth.
I want to ask the member if he would provide some comment in regard to the Philippines. Does he believe that his government is currently working to develop trade negotiations with that country?