Government Operations committee  The Agreement on Internal Trade is an agreement between the federal and provincial governments.

Government Operations committee  Well, the agreement on government procurement is under the auspices of the WTO.

Government Operations committee  It is a WTO agreement. It just does not cover the entire membership. You have to decide to be a member of the agreement on government procurement.

Government Operations committee  Yes, it's the same thing.

Government Operations committee  In terms of procurement, a South African supplier would not be able to lodge a complaint with the tribunal because South Africa is not a member of the multilateral agreement on government procurement.

Government Operations committee  I think we're getting outside the realm of procurement.

Government Operations committee  It has to be a specific procurement that comes to the tribunal for review. You don't come to the tribunal with complaints about policies, or--

Government Operations committee  The grounds of complaint are limited to the specific provisions that are found within the CITT Act, which then take you back to the international agreements. I know this sounds circuitous, but--

Government Operations committee  I'm not saying that, because I'm not commenting on boycotts. I can only talk to you about the procurement responsibilities of the tribunal.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  I'm sorry, but, again, I can't speak to that because I don't deal with that. I can only speak to matters that fall within the mandate of the tribunal.

Government Operations committee  That's correct.

Government Operations committee  Not at the level of the members of the tribunal. Because we are an independent, quasi-judicial body, we operate within the confines of the Canadian legislation.

Government Operations committee  As I said earlier, our responsibilities are defined by statute. Those will not change in any way. The purpose of the tribunal's procurement mandate is, as I said, to ensure that procurements are conducted in a fair, open, and transparent manner. I imagine that the new body will h

Government Operations committee  But our mandate will not change.