Mr. Speaker, the following reflects a consolidated response approved on behalf of Global Affairs Canada ministers.
With regard to Bill C-202, an act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act regarding supply management, it is the government’s position that the bill, upon receiving royal assent, became a law of Canada. The government is fully aware of the importance of this law, and that it must abide by its requirements.
In processing parliamentary returns, the government applies the principles set out in the Access to Information Act and does not disclose information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.