Thank you, Madam Chair.
My question is for you, Ms. Hembroff. You alluded to certain negotiations being under way right now. How are the current trade negotiations with Mercosur going? We know that environmental groups have recently stepped in to ask Ottawa to temporarily suspend discussions because of the record-breaking forest fires. This issue has an environmental aspect to it as well.
In the European Union, France and Germany have also moved to suspend the negotiations for the same reasons.
Have you also put them on hold for now? What is the current status?