Yes. The WTO had become so weak that, in the end, multilateral agreements were made to replace it. The issue lies in the fact that, when an organization encompasses so many countries, it's extremely difficult to bring negotiations to a successful conclusion. There have been major rounds of negotiations, such as the Doha round. Admittedly, this round failed miserably because the people were unable to reach an agreement. The decision was made to turn to multilateral agreements. Canada signed three major agreements: the Canada—United States—Mexico Agreement, or CUSMA; the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union, or CETA; and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans‑Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP, which we discussed earlier.
That's how things currently stand. However, some of the WTO's difficulties have also been carried over to these agreements, particularly when it comes to private arbitration tribunals. These tribunals were rejected under CUSMA and they aren't operational under CETA. There hasn't been any European ratification that would enable their implementation. This remains the case in other agreements, often bilateral, that Canada will negotiate. That said, the removal of this investor‑state dispute settlement mechanism is still noteworthy and it satisfies a demand made by a number of civil society organizations.