International Trade Committee on Feb. 3rd, 2014

Evidence of meeting #15 for International Trade in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was ceta.

On the agenda

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jock Finlayson Executive Vice-President and Chief Policy Officer, Business Council of British Columbia

James Maynard President and Chief Executive Officer, Wavefront Wireless Commercialization Centre Society

Blair Redlin Research Consultant, CUPE BC

Derek Corrigan Mayor, City of Burnaby

Sav Dhaliwal Councillor, City of Burnaby

Bruce Banman Mayor, City of Abbotsford

Bill Tam President and Chief Executive Officer, BC Technology Industry Association

Marianne Alto Councillor, City of Victoria

Rick Jeffery President and Chief Executive Officer, Coast Forest Products Association

Debra Amrein-Boyes President, Farm House Natural Cheeses

Sven Freybe President, Freybe Gourmet Foods

Stan Van Keulen Board Member, British Columbia Dairy Association

Gordon McCauley Chair, Board of Directors, LifeSciences British Columbia

Paul Drohan President and Chief Executive Officer, LifeSciences British Columbia

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Board Member, British Columbia Dairy Association

Stan Van Keulen

I would say so if it were unfettered access where we could sell at a profit, yes. The key word is “profit”.

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Conservative

Ed Holder Conservative London West, ON

I agree.

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Board Member, British Columbia Dairy Association

Stan Van Keulen

Anybody can do business by giving things away.

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Conservative

Ed Holder Conservative London West, ON

That would be bad.

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Board Member, British Columbia Dairy Association

Stan Van Keulen

That's not the way to do business.

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Conservative

Ed Holder Conservative London West, ON

Thank you, Chair.

Thank you to our guests.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Thank you very much. That concludes our day of testimony on CETA.

I do want to mention that we have a reception in about a half hour. Everyone here is welcome to come.

With that, I want to thank our witnesses and our committee.

We will adjourn.