International Trade committee  Thank you. I will have to speak generally. I am not aware of that particular case. I should say that I was the Canadian ambassador in Jordan from 2003 to 2006, and I've been in this position for about a year. The government is committed to strengthening its laws. It has recog

International Trade committee  No one has as far as I am aware, but I was going to say that during my time there--not with respect to specific questions--I had no trouble getting access to companies. I visited several of the companies in the different zones. Generally, the standards might not be the same as th

International Trade committee  As far as major investments go, I'm trying to remember.

International Trade committee  That's counting salaries and operational costs and programming, so that's the whole package. That's specifically for Jordan. We also have some responsibility out of Jordan for Iraq. We have a limited presence in Iraq. I would point out that this is a growing market for us, which

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Silva. I won't add much to what you said in your introduction. Jordan is a partner for us not only on the trade and economic side but also on the political side. King Abdullah, as I'm sure you noticed, when they launched the Middle East peace pr