International Trade committee  That's unclear. If the United States were to come back, with seven countries having ratified the agreement, whether the non-ratifying countries would be a part of that discussion—

International Trade committee  —to be honest with you, that's still an open question.

International Trade committee  I was there on the ground in Da Nang, Vietnam, and I can tell you that the Prime Minister of Canada was not a no-show at that meeting. There was a misunderstanding. He had a bilateral meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister, during which he explained that Canada was not ready to

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do have a prepared statement to give to today to kick off our discussion. I'd like to start by thanking you for inviting me and my colleagues to join you today to update this committee on the recently signed trade agreement, the comprehensive and progres