Finance committee  Certainly. I'll use the example of Japan, which has a tariff system for pork that requires us to sell at a certain high price. Our preference is for a successful World Trade Organization deal, so that they will have to convert to a much clearer tariff rate, and we want to see tho

Finance committee  Perhaps it's because the government was finally able to gain more control over the budgetary process. If other options that were not previously apparent now present them, it's time to explore this possibility. The meat processing industry is a truly North American industry in wh

Finance committee  Thank you very much for allowing the Canadian Meat Council to present to you this afternoon. We represent Canada's largest agrifood sector, the meat packers and processors. At the back of our brief, you can see all the member companies we represent. In fact, for the meat secto