Government Operations committee  That's the agreement on internal trade.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Again, I cannot speak for government policy, but the CITT has been involved in procurement review for over 18 years, so we were a body that was already in existence with experience.

Government Operations committee  As I said, I think the focus for procurement disputes for the federal government is the CITT, whether it's under the AIT or the international trade agreements. Then the AIT may have other provisions relating to violations of the other non-procurement provisions of the AIT.

Government Operations committee  That's right, and they may be under any of the three agreements.

Government Operations committee  Well, sometimes. The recommendation of the tribunal could be to retender a procurement if the contract has not yet been issued. So although the value may be high, the actual monetary compensation.... We may not be recommending monetary compensation.

Government Operations committee  That's right.

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  No. I'll put the question to my colleagues and—

Government Operations committee  My colleague tells me that's under the free trade agreements?

Government Operations committee  I'm talking about NAFTA and the WTO agreement.

Government Operations committee  No.

Government Operations committee  As I said, we usually receive a complaint in writing. The members of the tribunal decide whether or not to accept the complaint for investigation purposes. That's the first step. If we decide to investigate, we send a copy of the complaint to the department concerned. The departm

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  Regardless of the business, provided certain rules are complied with. Among other things, the amount of money involved in the complaint must be greater than a given amount.