International Trade committee  That's a large question.

International Trade committee  I'm not sure I understand the question, to be perfectly blunt about it. I'm not trying to be evasive, but—

International Trade committee  Sorry.

International Trade committee  Yes, that's what I would argue. Yes.

International Trade committee  No. It doesn't say that, no.

International Trade committee  I've been practising labour law in Canada for 17 years. The reality is that workers choose whether to have a union or not. Workers are entitled to express their opinions in the workplace or outside the workplace as to whether they want to sign a union membership card or not.

International Trade committee  The fact is that Canada increasingly doesn't reflect ILO. It doesn't respect ILO core labour standards either, as far as the right to strike and freedom of association. But we like to think that in Canada workers and trade unions have at least some mechanisms by which to try to e

International Trade committee  I agree with that. I could go on at length about specific clauses I would change, and so on. I'm not sure that would benefit. I think there needs to be an overall impact assessment on these kinds of agreements. Then there needs to be a more inclusive, transparent, and democratic

International Trade committee  I'll go briefly on that issue. It seems to me that when you're talking about the enforceability of trade agreements you're always talking some combination of law and some combination of political will. It is not difficult. We write contracts every single day that are quickly enf

International Trade committee  No.