Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to the legislation before us: Bill C-13, an act to implement the protocol on the accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. That is a long name, but the acronym is the CPTPP.
Before I begin my speech, I want to make a small acknowledgement of a big win in my community. The Keremeos' Similkameen Sparks basketball team proved themselves to be the B.C. champions last weekend, among all schools province-wide. Our whole community is very proud of these amazing young athletes.