International Trade committee  Yes, indeed. It was started under Prime Minister Chrétien at the time of the visit of President-elect Uribe in 2002. There were no discussions going on between the United States and Canada at the time. It was part of the policy of the Canadian government to link up increasingly w

International Trade committee  Canada and Colombia have had a dialogue on human rights for many years. I remember when I was ambassador there, I worked very closely with Mr. Mariano Tirado, who was appointed by President Barco at the time as commissioner for human rights. Canada helped put in place that instit

International Trade committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I'm grateful to you and the members of this committee for inviting me to comment on the free trade agreement between Canada and Colombia. It's a privilege for me to be here and to address members of the committee this afternoon. Let me salute