International Trade committee  That's precisely why the safeguard is there, isn't it? Again, perhaps we can take it back to the policy intent of these kinds of commitments. Foreign service provision for Canadians abroad is a good thing and it contributes to our economy. Investment into Canada, or service provi

International Trade committee  We don't have any—

International Trade committee  Correct.

International Trade committee  Do you mean sending Canadian workers abroad? Is that what you mean?

International Trade committee  Well, no. The worker issue is in the context that I've just been discussing.

International Trade committee  I have a quick answer for you. It was not discussed in TPP. Water is not a good under a trade agreement. The only time water becomes a good is if you put it in a bottle, put a fancy label on it, and charge $5. Then water is a good. Bulk water is not considered a good under a tra

International Trade committee  For the projections in terms of the benefits for Canadian wage earners, I have to defer to some internal work that has been done. I can't answer your question. In terms of labour mobility, what is your question exactly?

International Trade committee  There is a chapter and commitments on what's called temporary entry for business people in the TPP. This is what we have in most of our FTAs. For the benefit of the committee, as we increase our desire to provide and trade in services internationally, or to invest internationall

International Trade committee  To the first part of your question, or the premise of your question, as I was saying just a minute ago, there are specific high-skilled professionals that are listed in the TPP, such as investors and professionals with certain education requirements such as post-secondary educati

International Trade committee  There are no specific commitments in the TPP—

International Trade committee  Okay. Canadians operate in the Canadian economy and succeed in the Canadian economy because of a variety of factors. We invest here. We work here. We get ourselves educated here. We do business here. There are a variety of factors that have a lot to do with this being a country

International Trade committee  I was explaining how the investment chapter has the obligations and the enforcement mechanism. The basic obligations in NAFTA are the same in the TPP. With respect to the United States, these investment obligations and the ISDS exist under NAFTA still, and will continue to exist

International Trade committee  The first caveat around my answer is that, as I was saying earlier, our internal studies are ongoing. I would ask you to take this as a preliminary answer, but with that in mind, as a general principle, the countries where we will see the greatest benefits will be countries that

International Trade committee  I'll answer that one first. In terms of our market share, please take this as a general sense of mine and not empirically substantiated yet. Our market share theoretically should improve where we achieve in the TPP greater conditions of competition compared with our competitors.

International Trade committee  No, it doesn't.