International Trade committee  We're just bringing forward our next person.

International Trade committee  I will take the floor on this one. Do you want me to go act by act, as opposed to giving an overview of all of them?

International Trade committee  How about I give a description of all of the amendments? Then, if there are specific questions, we could go into more detail. In fact, we have experts from some of the departments that are specifically mandated with these particular acts, if you have more detailed questions. Und

International Trade committee  I think the answer from our lawyer is that it really depends on how it would be worded. It is also possible that the Government of Canada could take a decision to voluntarily publish its expenses without it being written into the legislation. That's another way of looking at it.

International Trade committee  I just want to make sure we know which motion you're referring to, because I think Mr. Christie's answer was on motion 5. Are you now referring to motion 6?

International Trade committee  Thanks. To answer that question—because we are in a position where we could provide a reaction—our interpretation of the proposed amendment is that it would require Canada to not only publish its expenses but also to publish the expenses of all CPTPP parties.

International Trade committee  As it's worded, though, the amendment would require that, so we would not be comfortable making a decision on something like that unilaterally.

International Trade committee  It would require us to publish the expenses of all parties, because....

International Trade committee  It is something we have not done in the past. It would represent a policy change, and that is something that, as officials sitting here at this exact second, we can't take a decision on. It would be something we haven't done before.

International Trade committee  There's nothing specific in terms of this bill that would make that clear, but there's nothing in the CPTPP that allows for the export of bulk water either.

International Trade committee  The intent of this clause is just to make it clear that for greater certainty, natural surface and ground water is not subject to the CPTPP.

International Trade committee  It's April.