Mr. Speaker, the New Democratic Party will be supporting Motion No. 7. It would empower Revenue Canada to use the retrospective duty assessment in cases where there will likely be sufficient fluctuation in prices or costs. In such cases Revenue Canada could require cash deposits on incoming goods with the final liability to be determined on review. The reason is that the U.S. employs this system for all cases, giving it a tougher overall regime on anti-dumping. It is not unreasonable to allow Revenue Canada similar powers which could be used in the appropriate circumstances.
In the House of Commons on November 26th, 1998. See this statement in context.