International Trade committee   at this committee over the years. The fact that the NDP want to remove this component is, I would say, very disappointing. The fact that we'd send the negotiators back, and the January 1 effective date would be delayed because they'd have to renegotiate the agreement, is basically anti-trade

International Trade committee  Mr. Chair, we can talk about it for maybe days and months, but the fact is that this will force us to renegotiate something. We all understand that January 1 is the deadline we want to meet. This is, of course, absolutely the NDP's anti-trade agenda that they indirectly want

Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   Canadian families, the opposition has been traditionally opposed to international free trade agreements. This anti-trade behaviour negates Canadians who depend on trade for their jobs and puts Canadian workers and businesses at severe risk of falling behind in this era of global markets

Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  -trade activists, like the Council of Canadians and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, at an anti-trade protest. Fortunately for Canadians, they can count on this Conservative government to get the job done. With the conclusion of negotiations for the Canada-Korea free

Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   depends on the continued expansion beyond our borders into new markets that serve to grow Canada's exports and investment. However, this past summer the NDP's critic protested alongside well-known radical anti-trade activists, like The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Centre

International Trade  , and now we hear the same old anti-trade, anti-investment rhetoric. On this side of the House, we know how important new opportunities for trade are to our Canadian business people, our investors, and our consumers. On this side, we are getting things done.

International Trade   the country, from every region of our country and every sector of our economy. It should surprise no one that the New Democrats would want us to cancel the event. They wanted us to cancel this event because we know they are anti-trade, anti-investment and have no credibility on trade

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, why would the opposition want us to cancel such a critical element of this event, the Canada-EU summit? We know that the NDP is anti-trade. Not once has it stood in the House and supported any one of the free trade agreements that Canada has ever signed

Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, it is on record that the NDP has a long, very proud history of being anti-trade. Some people call it the “no development party”. I understand why the New Democrats find it difficult to find points to criticize in this free trade agreement. We, the Conservative

Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   anti-trade activists, such as The Council of Canadians and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, at an anti-trade protest. Despite all the evidence that trade creates jobs, economic growth, and economic security for hard-working Canadian families, the NDP, together with its

Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   naysayers and anti-trade activists are trotting out the same old tired arguments against every new trade agreement that Canada negotiates. I want to assure the members that their dire predictions were wrong 25 years ago, and they are just as wrong today. Prior to 2006, the previous

International Trade   to pass the bill without delay so Canadians can reap the benefits of the agreement. We know the NDP's anti-trade ideology and we know the Liberal Party's mediocre record on concluding trade agreements. Only our Conservative government understands how critical freer and more open trade

Dairy Producers   and will always be a trading nation. To say that I, or members of my party, are anti-trade is simply ludicrous. The bottom line is that any trade agreement we sign should not do harm to our country or its citizens. As I have outlined, allowing 17,700 tonnes of European cheese into our market

Arts and Culture   prosperity. Canadians are disappointed that the anti-trade and pro-carbon tax NDP cannot say the same.

Business of Supply   look at what the NDP policies would be. The members went to the United States on an anti-trade mission to talk down our ability for the Keystone pipeline. We hear them argue against every trade agreement that comes before the House. They are anti-trade and anti-jobs. I could go