International Trade committee  [Inaudible--Editor]...there is a problem. That's why in terms of our hardwood, there is an opportunity for us. I already sent one container of Canadian red oak to India. It's still there. It cost me, I think, 1,600 rupees a square foot. It's still there. I was trying to make 100

International Trade committee  If you go to the Internet you will find there is a big hurdle in India. There's a case in the supreme court and since last year no brick has been produced, not a single one, and my own brick kiln has been on hold for the last year.

International Trade committee  Mr. Keddy, when I started this operation in India in 2001, I went to the consulate in Chandigarh. I met Mr. Sobti. He recommended a few people to me. At that time, I was thinking to start this operation in the Punjab. I tried for a licence in Delhi and Bombay and Madras, but I wa

International Trade committee  I started in Canada in 1995. We were grading around 50,000 pounds every day. We were buying from Value Village, the Salvation Army, everybody. Then in 1999-2000, the Canadian dollar started to strengthen and our viability was not there. Many people closed down. I decided to take

International Trade committee  Yes, that's why I printed this paper. Unfortunately, there was no option. If free trade is allowed, then we don't need an Indian plant. We could sort and grade here in Canada. Shipping one container of mixed used clothing is $10,000 to $15,000, depending on what we load in it. I

International Trade committee  Nothing much; I have covered almost everything, but I would give one suggestion. If, like China, the Canadian government could do something with our own shipping lines, they can.... I tried with steel scrap to India. I have also tried with lumber to India. I shipped two contain

International Trade committee  One of my managers in Accra, Ghana is a fifth generation in the lumber industry in India. He knows anything about lumber. I think India is a big market for lumber in the future. He was telling me that there is a high demand for Canadian lumber. Especially in the Kandla seaport, t

International Trade committee  Jasbir, there are so many small and big obstacles. I'm not doing only this business in India. My sister is a CMA in Canada. I started a business for her also in Chandigarh, and I have some connections. You always need connections to start a business in India. The bureaucrats in

International Trade committee  I tried my best, but now I want the Canadian government to help. I tried. I met the commissioner. I was awarded...if you see my file, there is a photo with the King of Belgium who came to a Vancouver hotel. I was importing from Belgium also at that time. The minister of commerce

International Trade committee  I have all the documents here. They show when the Government of India banned and when they opened the doors.

International Trade committee  All the details are there. My company was awarded top export performance by the Government of India for four years. I have all the certificates from the government's commerce ministry. The commerce minister awarded them to me for export from India to African countries. The cond

International Trade committee  I would like to introduce myself. My name is Darshan Sahsi. I came to Canada in 1991. I did some odd jobs, forklift operating, and all that. Then I became one-third partner in Cann-Amm Exports Inc. in Maple Ridge, B.C., a small company. We started recycling used clothing, buying