International Trade committee  To my knowledge, the discussions with EFTA that Peru has concluded do not include labour and environmental provisions. The U.S.-Peru agreement does. These provisions are not dissimilar to those in our model, with some variations. Negotiations with the European Union are just unde

International Trade committee  The agreement does include a dispute settlement chapter. It's modelled after our NAFTA dispute settlement system, so it allows for parties to come forward. If their issues aren't resolved, there's a process for resolving that, and that process can result in sanctions.

International Trade committee  In any free trade discussions, as you've probably observed in your hearings here on the World Trade Organization and the Doha Round, the agricultural sector is always the most sensitive and controversial in terms of negotiations. Specifically with Peru, though, we did not have a

International Trade committee  I think Canada has continually indicated its support for a successful conclusion of the Doha Round. That is obviously a priority for the government. In the meantime, countries around the world are negotiating bilateral agreements and our market access is being eroded, and our com

International Trade committee  I'll ask Dean Beyea to respond to that. He led the market access negotiations.

International Trade committee  On intellectual property, the discussions with Peru focused largely on the reinforcing of WTO rights and obligations.

International Trade committee  On wheat and barley, the U.S. producers can now export their wheat and barley to Peru duty free. Canadian producers now face tariffs as high as 17%—on top of the higher transportation costs to ship their products to Peru. The passage of the Canada-Peru FTA would correct this situ

International Trade committee  That is exactly right. I could go through some of the areas where we're placed at a significant competitive disadvantage as a result of this agreement.

International Trade committee  That's right, 75% of the imports are for further processing. They're not final goods; they're creating economic activity in Canada. The point about the benefits of this agreement also goes directly to the issue of a defensive arrangement here.

International Trade committee  No, they're not coming back. What we were saying was that the imports into Canada from Peru are not final goods; they are goods for further processing or inputs for further manufacturing in Canada.

International Trade committee  Yes, the exports, the imports, the investment—all are beneficial. You have to look at the whole relationship.

International Trade committee  I wanted to turn to the other part of Mr. Julian's question about the environment, and that's because I think we need to understand the context here a little better. I know the question was about a sanctions-based approach as opposed to a cooperation-based approach. We can cert

International Trade committee  We did very well with Peru. This is a very strong agreement. It's supported by Canadian industry across the board. I don't know of any opposition to this agreement from sectors in the Canadian economy. Our trade is fairly complementary. As I tried to emphasize in my opening stat

International Trade committee  Thank you for this question. I tried to deal somewhat with that. And I understand your question. When you look at a free trade arrangement, and when you look at the integrated trade model we all have to operate within on a global basis, you can't say you're in a negative positi

International Trade committee  The current government in Peru was elected on a certain economic platform that includes opening markets. And that's what they're pursuing. They feel that is the best model to promote economic growth and to increase social equity and prosperity in their country. Evidence is showin