Chris Lewis at the International Trade Committee

On February 24th, 2020. See this statement in context.

February 24th, 2020 / 4:45 p.m.

Conservative

Chris Lewis Conservative Essex, ON

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments, Mr. Nantais.

I'm going to move to the dairy industry.

I'm reading here from the same economic impact statement from the C. D. Howe Institute. Data from pages 12 and 13 and tables 8 and 9 show the impact on dairy from the CUSMA. Page 12 shows Canadian figures. Canada's dairy will lose 2.62% of sector and $699 million U.S. in its domestic market to the U.S.

Wow. Given the negotiating dynamic and the tough spot Canada was in, what's left to do other than concede on these export caps? Are administrative measures really feasible?

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