International Trade committee  I think when you create a net of people working together... If you get into the alliance and we start to get together, you create a net that probably can be a little bit untouchable—

International Trade committee  No, no.

International Trade committee  We do not think so. I think it's a different thing. We would like, really, to move on the TPP. We were one of the four countries that created the former TPP at the time. We have been very much looking forward to even having Canada in the TPP. We played an active role to try to get—

International Trade committee  Excuse me?

International Trade committee  It's very short what I have remaining. I'm trying to do my best and as quickly as possible. I just need 2 minutes.

International Trade committee  All right. This is a slide about foreign investment and you can see how the Pacific Alliance has been concentrating that. To conclude, Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, in light of these figures and without prejudice of the careful evaluation that every pertinent instance has to perform in Canada's decision regarding the degree of its involvement in the Pacific Alliance, Chile firmly believes that this instance will definitely generate some new opportunities for Canada in various aspects as follows.

International Trade committee  Yes. It is important for me to stay. I will have to make an arrangement in my agenda, but I will stay for 15 minutes.

International Trade committee  All right. Thank you very much for the question. Of course, we have these free trade agreements, but some of them are not very comprehensive. There are many products that are excepted from those agreements, and so in the alliance we are trying for much more foreign engagement, for a wider opening of our markets.

International Trade committee  Thank you very much, Mr. President. Good afternoon, everybody. Ladies and gentlemen members of the Standing Committee on International Trade, thank you. I would like to thank you, Mr. President, and members for their kind invitation to speak on the Chilean perspective with regard to the Pacific Alliance, consisting today of four members, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Mexico; two observer candidates, Costa Rica and Panama; and six observers.