translate English to French: A brief discussion ensued as to whether Canada could be involved in this study and it was agreed that it would be difficult for Canada to participate in this study at this stage before any findings were known.
Une brève discussion s'ensuit sur la participation possible du Canada à cette étude; on convient qu'il serait difficile au Canada d'y participer à ce moment-ci, aucune conclusion n'ayant été formulée.