I'll conclude by saying, Mr. Chairman, that if we believe
that signing these agreements with countries l
ike Jordan improves labour and human rights, and environmental standards—and that's what we're hearing—and if we say
, as the government does, that engaging in trade with these countries is the way to do that, then having an effective mechanism to keep pressure on the country with whom we are trading to meet those very objectives, at the risk of havin
...[+++]g that preferential trade status revoked, is nothing more than having the courage of our convictions.