International Trade committee  If you're talking about the TPP proper, then certainly we are on board. We are going in for all the negotiations and all the talks, as I mentioned, and we will be participating.

International Trade committee  A bilateral agreement with Canada...?

International Trade committee  I think that, for the time being, I can say that it's not in consideration yet because I think we are still—

International Trade committee  —hoping that there will be some outcome from these talks. Again, as I mentioned, we are also giving a lot of attention to the RCEP because in terms of membership, in terms of population, it will be for a larger group of people, with India and China coming on board with RCEP. This

International Trade committee  Child labour, I don't think that's been a big issue. It's never really been brought up internationally. It's never been sort of associated with Malaysia. In fact, I think most of us around the table would know that Malaysia is a major importer of foreign labour. We have a lot of

International Trade committee  I think, for Malaysia, how we look at it is because.... We are really focused on TPP at the moment, but at the same time it does not exclude us from having other regional FTAs or bilateral FTAs. We have been continuously doing that. As a country that strongly believes in free tr

International Trade committee  I don't have the figures on the number of SMEs participating or exporting to Canada as of now, but certainly on my part, I've been outreaching with various organizations here in Canada, most lately with the TFO. We had a very good conversation. They were informing me that they ca

International Trade committee  Thank you. Yes. I understand that we do have someone from the negotiating team of the minister of international trade who will be there, plus our ambassador to Chile, of course.

International Trade committee  In a recent meeting with Global Affairs, I was given an indication. I actually posed that same question. I understand that it's going to begin soon—

International Trade committee  —and I was assured that it would be with not just policy-makers. It would initially be with policy-makers, of course, but subsequently with industry players as well.

International Trade committee  I'm not actually an expert on this subject, but I did meet up with our team, the Petronas team that's based in British Columbia. I think they knew when they came to Canada, to British Columbia, that they were in for the long run. I think they have invested quite a substantial sum

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Honourable members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade, at the outset I wish to congratulate Canada on the approval of the CETA and the SPA by the European Parliament today. I am sure this is an important milestone for Canada a