International Trade committee  Sorry; are you asking in what other sectors it would be beneficial for us to export to those countries?

International Trade committee  I mentioned some of the areas earlier. I can go through some specifics again. Fish and seafood is one area where tariffs are particularly high. Also, there are chemicals, plastics, autos, and auto parts. Machinery and equipment is another sector. Tariffs on aluminum are up to 16%

International Trade committee  That's a good question. There isn't a straight black-and-white answer. Both are customs unions. The Pacific Alliance is a regional integration initiative, so it goes beyond trade; it's free movement of goods and people. They also have a number of other things they work on togethe

International Trade committee  Let me make sure I get that right. They are talking to Mercosur. If you give me a moment, I will tell you. I'm sorry. I don't want to take up your time. I'll come back to you on the details.

International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  Yes. We're all candidates to become associated states with the Pacific Alliance, so right now there are eight countries in a room negotiating, but it's what we call “a hub and spokes”, in the sense that we're all negotiating with the Pacific Alliance and not with each other.

International Trade committee  All four could potentially.... If you're able to close an FTA with the bloc, then you would join as an associated state, not as a full member.

International Trade committee  That's correct.

International Trade committee  That's correct.

International Trade committee  No.

International Trade committee  The ratios are likely.... Well, they may change. Let me put it that way. We currently have FTAs with the Pacific Alliance countries. For some of them, they've been in place—and Mexico under NAFTA—for several years. Most of the tariff liberalization has already taken place. We c

International Trade committee  I'll get your answer.

International Trade committee  I can give you the exact numbers. We are currently exporting to Mercosur.... Our overall trade is about $8 billion. Canadian exports are $2.5 billion, and imports are about $5.5 billion.

International Trade committee  It's huge.

International Trade committee  With regard to the Pacific Alliance countries, what's interesting is that there is a little bit of overlap with the CPTPP, but it's not complete. The CPTPP includes a number of countries that are not part of the Pacific Alliance, and one of the four Pacific Alliance countries is