Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The first process involves a special group. Indeed, once the measure has been officially adopted, a special group or panel will be established. Six to nine months will pass before an initial decision is made. The parties to the dispute will then be able

Fisheries committee  You can easily count on two years.

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Madame Dansereau. Essentially, any WTO member can file a complaint against one of its members. In this case it would probably be two separate complaints, one from Canada and one from Norway. Typically the process is merged and one WTO dispute settlement process deals

Government Operations committee  Let me add one piece of information. The United States also has an electronic tendering service and it is open to Canadian suppliers. When a particular purchase is subject to trade agreements, you cannot require local impact because that goes against the objective of opening th

Government Operations committee  Thank you for your question. When those suggestions first arose, the department, and specifically Minister Day, expressed a great deal of concern about them. We have been assured by the American administration that they are going to comply with their international obligations. We

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is no specific definition contained in our trade agreement.

Government Operations committee  Well, in plain language, it is a program destined for a minority group, such as we have for aboriginals. The United States has one for blacks, for instance. And small business is a small business.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am going to make a brief presentation. My thanks go to the committee for giving me the opportunity to provide these remarks. Government procurement makes up a significant part of our economic activity. So it is not surprising that the topic generates so