International Trade committee  To promote the Pacific Alliance, the embassies of the four countries every year have a culinary event in Parliament and we'd like to invite you so we can show off our culinary skills. It will be held on March 21. We'll send you the invitations.

International Trade committee  I'd like to add to what the Chilean ambassador said. In my presentation, I mentioned how the Canadian mining sector ultimately made other sectors more dynamic as well. There are many opportunities in the mining sector for co-operation, for example, with technology, innovation, best practices, and environmental management.

International Trade committee  I think that my respected colleagues have summed up this issue quite well. I would just like to mention that in the 20 technical working groups of the alliance, there is a specific group that discusses regulatory improvements.

International Trade committee  In Peru, we are working to create policies to promote the 2030 objectives, including the fifth one, which is to promote gender equality and to encourage the empowerment of women and girls. Peru recognizes that gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but that it also will constitute the foundation for a prosperous and sustainable world.

International Trade committee  For Peru, I'd like to highlight the importance of Canadian investment in mining, and the very great importance of corporate social responsibility. Mining is a very important sector for both of our countries and constitutes a pillar of our trade relationships. We would like to increase our co-operation in these areas through the Pacific Alliance.

International Trade committee  I would add that, within the alliance, there's a one-ticket window for trade, and we're looking at how to make things digital, how to make transactions digital, and that's something that's worth noting.

International Trade committee  I'd like to add a comment. I'd like to highlight what Colombia has said. Peru has a labour co-operation agreement that it signed in 2009 as a complement to the free trade agreement between Peru and Canada. The goal of that agreement on labour was to increase the economic opportunities of the FTA by developing human resources, protecting the human rights of workers and the co-operation between workers, and increasing skills on an ongoing basis.

International Trade committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair, and members of this committee. Thank you for your kind invitation. It is a pleasure to be here to talk about a very important topic: the study of a potential agreement between Canada and the Pacific Alliance. Peru considers that the Pacific Alliance has to frame its efforts in compliance with the 2013 sustainable development goals in order to allow its members to efficiently immerse themselves in the globalized world.