International Trade committee  There's not a clear black and white answer to your question, and I don't think it's relevant to this debate.

International Trade committee  I read the environmental assessment that was updated prior to the FTA.

International Trade committee  It's a side agreement. It's useless.

International Trade committee  It's because there's no enforcement. It's trumped by the international arbitration mechanism that companies can resort to and that communities have no access to that could be used to undermine greater protections to the environment and to their water supplies, in particular.

International Trade committee  I believe there is no strong protection for human rights, be they environmental, labour, economic, social, or cultural rights built into this free trade model that you're currently discussing.

International Trade committee  It is utterly inadequate to protect the living environment and especially the water supplies of mining affected communities. I think there is a level of ineptness that was demonstrated particularly in the case of the San Martin mine, around dealing with both health and environmen

International Trade committee  Sure.

International Trade committee  No, and I think a free trade agreement with Honduras would do more harm than good.