Refine by MP, party, committee, province, or result type.
International Trade committee Yes, in Winnipeg.
May 3rd, 2018Committee meeting
Gene Fraser
International Trade committee We make headers for combines. That's the front attachment that goes on a combine to cut crops like soybeans, wheat, various crops, grass seed, etc., around the world. We also make windrowers, which are used in grain harvesting and canola harvesting here in Canada and places like
May 3rd, 2018Committee meeting
Gene Fraser
International Trade committee I think, from our perspective, being one of the larger members of the AMC, we are in there already. We have been in there for a number of years. I made reference before to OEM, original equipment manufacturer. We sometimes have products go into marketplaces that are not under t
May 3rd, 2018Committee meeting
Gene Fraser
International Trade committee The other thing from, let's say, an EDC standpoint is access and distribution to the marketplace's uncertainties. Today, because we don't have a localized product there from a MacDon perspective, we don't get the MODERFROTA and it's offered by FINAME that's in there today. Theref
May 3rd, 2018Committee meeting
Gene Fraser
International Trade committee That doesn't seem to be an issue for us anymore. We have six people on the ground there today in Brazil. We're at a major farm show in Brazil this week. It's quite easy.
May 3rd, 2018Committee meeting
Gene Fraser
International Trade committee We have looked at that. It's no secret. We have looked at the localization in that marketplace. It is not something that is high on our priority currently, because of the uncertainties of government. It's employees, it's all the things you get into when you enter a marketplace an
May 3rd, 2018Committee meeting
Gene Fraser
International Trade committee From the standpoint of the size of companies, ours is in the range of 1,400 to 1,500 people. We just hired 42 students this week. They've started and are all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, coming to work for the first time, and they're going to be working through the summer with u
May 3rd, 2018Committee meeting
Gene Fraser