Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Mr. Speaker, for two years the Canadian government has been engaged in secret negotiations on the multilateral agreement on investment, an agreement which goes well beyond the provisions of NAFTA in ceding power to multinationals and threatens to diminish even further the rights of nations to direct their own economies, provide safe and decent working conditions and protect the environment for future generations.

Options are:
(1). Yes
(2). It's impossible to say
(3). No
Hypothesis: The authorities acted clandestinely



(1).