Mr. Fred Gorrell at the International Trade Committee

On April 2nd, 2019. See this statement in context.

April 2nd, 2019 / 4:45 p.m.

Assistant Deputy Minister, International Affairs Branch, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Fred Gorrell

We're ready to get on a plane today or tomorrow. We have people ready. Obviously, it would be up to the Chinese to confirm when we can meet with them. That would be the first thing. After that, I couldn't speculate on how long it would be until we actually have that first conversation.

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