International Trade committee   shore chapter of the Council of Canadians. I wish to start by stating that neither I nor the organizations I represent are anti-trade, protectionist, or opposed to trade agreements. However, I am concerned about the bias inherent in the TPP's investor state dispute settlement

International Trade committee  I'm glad to see that $5.3-billion number because a lot of times some of the anti-trade people say, “We've been part of this agreement and we've had no gains”. They've never done the analysis on what it would have been like if we wouldn't have been part of that agreement. What

Business of Supply   this fall. Canada is pushing back hard against the anti-trade sentiment, and we are securing some tangible wins for our producers. However, we in this House are all very aware of the real challenges. Despite these challenges, our government is doing everything possible to find

Business of Supply   anti-trade discourse and it is important that we have leadership in Canada that is prepared to talk about the value that trade has produced for both countries. We are speaking today about a specific trade issue that is happening in a context in which American elites are questioning

Food and Drugs Act  Madam Speaker, again it comes back to the NDP being anti-trade and using any type of excuse at its disposal as to why not to do a trade deal. In regard to human rights, the member was there when we heard from the ambassador of Honduras in committee. She said, if we want to see

Agriculture committee  , we support trade. We're not anti-trade, as has been indicated sometimes in the press. We get a lot of bad press in supply management. I don't know why. I might be biased. Really, it comes down to the fact that we have a very strong system here in supply management, in poultry

International Trade committee   that will have significant economic benefits for Canadians across the country. This trade represents 60% of Canada's annual GDP, and one Canadian job in five is tied to exports. That's why we need agreements like CETA, especially during a time of rising protectionist, anti-trade sentiment

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, for decades from the Green Party left we have been hearing this anti-trade rhetoric and they are always nitpicking about things that really do not matter, quite frankly. What matters is creating wealth for the world. I am going to read you a quote: According

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act   that G20 economies introduced 145 new trade restrictive measures between mid-October 2015 and mid-May 2016, which is the highest monthly average since 2009. I witnessed this myself. The anti-trade movement and some of these concerns were brought up here earlier. I share the same

International Trade committee   with regulatory autonomy and democratic decision-making, or at least having a sober discussion about it instead of simply going to the barricades and saying any type of criticism is anti-trade, which it is not.

Tax Convention and Arrangement Implementation Act, 2016   in this debate for a long time, I want to ask him about the global trends in terms of debates around protectionism and maybe a rising anti-trade sentiment in certain quarters. Canada is a nation that has benefited significantly from trade. Our previous prime minister was a strong leader

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act   believes strongly in an open global economy, and we will continue to champion an open society and open global trade. However, we cannot ignore the fact that many people are very concerned about trade globalization, which is blamed for job losses. We are now seeing the growth of anti

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to speak today on trade and the benefits of CETA. The reality is that anti-trade sentiments are rising around the world. There is an increase in protectionist attitudes in the U.S. and other countries previously seen as welcoming

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  . Then all of a sudden they showed up on the trade file. Now they know they will never have a chance to be in government, so they have retreated to where they have normally been, and that is basically anti-trade, anti-development, anti-growth. Anything that is positive, they are anti. I

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act   colleagues in the Liberal and Conservative Parties like to spread misinformation that the NDP is somehow anti-trade because we point out the flaws in the agreements, like NAFTA and the TPP. We do not think a trade and investment agreement is appropriate with countries that have deeply