Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. PACA is the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. In July 2014, the U.S. government advised Canada we would no longer be part of PACA. We've been part of PACA since the 1930s. Basically it is a way for small businesses in the agricultural sector to ensur

Finance committee  We do have a place to eat, Mr. Chair. It's after you clear security, though. The chairs have been upgraded and there's Wi-Fi and all sorts of good stuff. I would encourage you to spend your money here in Windsor.

Finance committee  That's a great question. Thanks for asking it. As to what we can ask from the federal government, I think there are a couple of things. Use the power of the microphone. Have your senior ministers and MPs engage your communities back home and tell them, look, skilled trade is imp

Finance committee  That's a great question, and thanks for asking it. I could spend all afternoon responding to it, but I'll just take about two minutes. There are a couple of things. In automotive investment, for example, we've lost arguably tens of billions of dollars in investment in the auto

Finance committee  Thanks, Mr. Easter. It's good seeing you again. I'm a big fan of P.E.I. Actually, I've been to Summerside and Charlottetown. You come from a very nice part of the country. I hope to get back out there before long, and maybe I'll see you. Good morning. Thanks for inviting the Win

International Trade committee  What I can say is that if we solved the dumping issue, just in the Windsor-Essex area alone the impact would be that the Atlas Tube plant in Welland could be reopened. That's 100 jobs there. In the Windsor-Essex area, the Harrow plant would increase its production to about 150,00

International Trade committee  Good afternoon, committee members. We'll be using the full five minutes, so please hold off on any questions. The Windsor-Essex chamber represents 800 businesses large and small, with combined sales in the billions, who have member employees numbering more than 25,000. This incl

International Trade committee  That's a priority we're hearing. Thank you for addressing that.

International Trade committee  Well, I have to disagree with you. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have both made currency manipulation a key issue.

International Trade committee  I'm just explaining what you're saying right now. She is concerned about currency manipulation, as is Donald Trump. One of those two is going to be the next president.

International Trade committee  Okay.

International Trade committee  Many countries globally have the ability to manipulate their currencies vis-à-vis their central bank. The TPP does not necessarily have enforceable mechanisms by which you can prevent that. You've read stories about China, for example, devaluing its currency, and Thailand with t

International Trade committee  The TPP is a wide-ranging deal across—

International Trade committee  Well, I can throw it back at you. Why would you get into an agreement with someone who can devalue their currency and make themselves more competitive?

International Trade committee  Yes, but if you do it within a trade agreement, now you've legitimized it and have a set rules of trade.