Mr. Speaker, we saw the trans-Pacific partnership at the same time that the Liberals did, and that was after the campaign, after the election, after it was kept in secret by the Conservatives.
The fact is, the minister refuses to release an impact study and refuses to launch the public consultations that the Liberals promised.
The committee's work is not her own. However, we are hearing very troubling testimony. Today, RIM founder Jim Balsillie warned, “There will never be [another] large Canadian tech company under the TPP”. He has also said that Canada would be a colossal loser.
Why is the minister proceeding with a deal that will so badly damage Canada's tech sector?