International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Mississauga—Streetsville for his hard work on behalf of his constituents and the province of Ontario. The member understands that removing barriers at the border will create jobs and economic growth. But it does beg the question

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Niagara West—Glanbrook for his hard work on behalf of businesses in his riding. This morning I met with small and medium-sized business leaders and they strongly support our pro-trade plan. Here is what the president of the Canadian Federatio

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, our government will continue to defend and promote Canada's interests in every sector of our economy, including supply management. After a review of the framework that was released on Saturday by the trans-Pacific partnership, TPP, partners, we determined that Canad

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I have always been clear. We would only join negotiations if it were in the best interests of Canadians. We are standing up for supply management. Unlike the NDP, we do our due diligence first. Last Saturday we reviewed the negotiation framework for the trans-Paci

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, free trade agreements with Jordan and Panama are a key part of our job creating, pro-trade plan. I was proud to table this important legislation this morning. Despite the NDP's ideological opposition to trade, our government will continue to pursue our pro-trade pla

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member. He works very hard for the businesses--

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, our government will continue to defend and promote Canada's interests in every sector of our economy, including our supply management system. It is obvious the member has not been following recent developments. On Saturday, the current TPP members issued the long-a

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned, this past Saturday the partners of the TPP issued their framework agreement. We reviewed it carefully and determined that it is in Canada's best interests to join those negotiations. I can assure the member that we will continue to stand up for the in

Canada--Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-23, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-24, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Panama, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Panama and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Pa

Canada- U.S. Relations  Mr. Speaker, that is pretty rich, coming from the NDP trade critic. Let me quote what he said last week. He said that he does not begrudge the United States' taking a protectionist decision. Imagine that, standing up for the Americans rather than standing up for ordinary hard-wo

Canada- U.S. Relations  Mr. Speaker, while that member has been in this House grandstanding for weeks, I have been in Washington and my colleagues here on this side of the House have been in Washington, connecting with our counterparts and impressing upon the Americans that new trade barriers are bad fo

Canada- U.S. Relations  Mr. Speaker, no one is going to rely on the NDP to stand up for the interests of hard-working Canadians who want to travel across the border. It is only this government that has taken steps to remove the thickening at our border, to move security to the perimeter and strengthen

Canada- U.S. Relations  Mr. Speaker, we have made it very clear to our American partners that any new taxes and other trade barriers threaten the economic recovery in both our countries. Last week, the NDP trade critic actually expressed sympathy for the American position on buy American provisions. In

Canada-U.S. Relations  Mr. Speaker, what is not surprising is that the member continues not to stand up for Canadians. While that member has been grandstanding in the House, we have been raising this issue with the Americans for some time. As the member should know, the U.S. is sovereign and has a ri