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Government Operations committee Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have prepared remarks, but I will attempt to avoid repetition as I go through, so I will go a bit more slowly. Thank you for this opportunity to appear before the committee today. My name is Peter Burn. I am one of the seven members of the Canadian I
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee Exactly. Well put. In addition, contracts of larger size can be set aside if the contract officer thinks there are at least two small businesses that can do the job, so the discussion is down at the contracting authority, and I don't know how that happens. Furthermore, larger co
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee Could I just add something from a quasi-judicial point of view? The word “transparency” more relates to a due process question than to information afterwards. It's to the parties in the contracting dispute. They know there's procurement that is fair and open to all parties, so
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee It's complaint-driven.
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee It's totally complaint-driven, to us. It will have to go through CBSA for the determination of whether there actually was dumping and whether that complaint is valid. They have to prepare a comprehensive complaint. It comes to us, and then we will look for injury. That's the kind
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee Eric, give it a go on our side.
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee I would refer you, Mr. Chair, to the case of Avaya back in 2011. We had a complaint from a foreign company as to the scope of that, and that was the issue.
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee That was dealt with in 2011, and it was shut down.
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee I think you have to take it. I don't think it's in our—
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee That's me. Can I add something for your land claim issue? Since way back, the language was about small business and minority rights, “minority” being aboriginal. The latest language really clarifies things. Procurement rules of the CFTA do not apply to any measure adopted or ma
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee That's the agreement on internal trade, CFTA. With CETA, my colleagues here have essentially made it very similar, very spelled out. It's expanded, so it's no longer this, “What is in the minority rights?”
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee It's a much better situation in terms of clarity.
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee I'll let Eric start, and then I'll fill in. I've been doing this for three years. Eric's had many more years than three, so he might have a better history.
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn
Government Operations committee I'll try it first. This is going back to a previous life, not at the tribunal, but as a lawyer. I would certainly be looking to have a cap and trade system with a lot of allowances that basically free the cement—
November 2nd, 2017Committee meeting
Peter Burn