International Trade committee  That's a great example. Thank you. But another component of this is, for instance, rice production. I don't know if your agreement covers it or not.

International Trade committee  As a Canadian you may not be interested in rice production, but as a student of Colombia I know the impact of that component. What I'm presenting to you is an overall assessment of the different free trade agreements of others, rather than only the Canadian one.

International Trade committee  I am partially aware of that, but what about the lecheros, the milk producers?

International Trade committee  One final thought, however, is on Canadian multinational cooperation investment in regions producing food, and the impact of that on the agricultural production of these regions--in other words, the unintended consequence of increasing mining in regions that produce food. Have

International Trade committee  Thank you.

International Trade committee  I think the line of questioning is basically.... We should be more informed than the average citizen, because we are making policy here. If you are making policy, you should anticipate the implications of your policy. The regular layman in Canada or the United States or Colombi

International Trade committee  We have done a little bit, yes. I can make reference to a paper that I wrote recently. I can send it to you.

International Trade committee  You are most welcome.

International Trade committee  I love it.

International Trade committee  I think so. I think it produces...yes.

International Trade committee  I'm aware that you called it the agreement toward the elimination of the Andean price band system, which affects the production of wheat, barley, lentils, and peas--

International Trade committee  Let me continue, please.

International Trade committee  The issue is basically that we are academics and we have studied the implications of the free trade agreements, and the bottom line is we are better informed than the layman or laywoman on the street and therefore we know, as experts, the most vulnerable sectors that could be imp

International Trade committee  You are most welcome.

International Trade committee  Political science and Latin American politics especially.