International Trade committee  Colombia is very pleased with this new position. Previously, you had a strategy for businesses in the extractive industry that operate outside Canada's borders, and there's the counsellor for corporate social responsibility in the extractive industries. We see this as part of the

International Trade committee  Very quickly, I'd like to mention that in Colombia we have a method for environmental management. We understand the importance of the Canadian mining sector. From 2005 until 2016, the investment from Canada was over $10 billion, so ultimately, we have an instrument that considers

International Trade committee  I would add that our committee for the facilitation of trade is one of our technical groups, and we also have a committee that's working on a one-stop shop system for regulatory issues.

International Trade committee  Now to speak on behalf of Colombia, there are three things I'd like to say, the first on institutionality. We have a secretariat for women's issues, and that's where we discuss all issues that have to do with gender equality. Second, as mentioned in the peace accord, we focus gre

International Trade committee  As for Colombia, we have an investment chapter in our bilateral agreement, but I'd also like to clarify one thing. In 2016, Canada was the biggest investor in Colombia for the first time in history. It invested over $2 billion in a major company through a fund. CDPQ has also inve

International Trade committee  E-trade, digital trade, was in my speech, but we took it out. Regarding digital trade, there isn't a committee on it as such, but there is a committee that has a digital agenda. If there are advancements in the working group, we're not aware of them yet. If it's a concern, we rec

International Trade committee  I'd like to highlight that we're talking about trade negotiations between the Pacific Alliance and Canada. The focus is on trade, but that doesn't mean that labour is not part of it. There are mechanisms like working groups. There's a working group within the Pacific Alliance on

International Trade committee  I'd like to begin by saying that perhaps the most important thing that this government has done in the area of human rights is the peace process with the FARC that began four years ago. President Santos, from the beginning of dialogue, put the victims at the heart of negotiatio

International Trade committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee. Thank you for inviting the Embassy of Colombia to share our government's view on the potential agreement between Canada and the Pacific Alliance. As most of you know, the Pacific Alliance, after receiving statement