International Trade committee  Thank you for your questions. To respond to your first question with regard to the obligation of the parties who have signed the agreement to respect their partner's labour laws and the basic tenets of the WTO, I have to say that this is what we aspire to. Negotiations are ongoi

International Trade committee  No, I haven't met with...I'm sorry, who?

International Trade committee  No, I haven't spoken with that individual.

International Trade committee  We are seeking a robust dispute resolution mechanism in the side agreement. That would provide the opportunity for members of the Canadian public to bring forward complaints for non-compliance with the obligation to effectively enforce laws. Also, with the breakthrough arbitratio

International Trade committee  Our approach to the Colombian labour situation and these free trade negotiations is two-pronged. We are seeking a high-level labour agreement with Colombia, and as assistance to Colombia, we are essentially saying to Colombia that if they accept the high level of obligation we wi

International Trade committee  Thank you, Carol. The side agreement that we're seeking with Colombia on labour, if successful, would be probably the most comprehensive labour agreement ever negotiated by Canada. We are raising the bar with regard to the core obligation in the agreement and also providing for

International Trade committee  As Carol mentioned, because of a specific situation.... In Canada, as you know, labour jurisdictions are separated, if you wish. There's no federal law. There's a very separate jurisdiction, so in collaboration with the provinces with which we are in regular contact, we have deci