International Trade committee  I think with having more market opportunities the canola will then flow to the higher-priced markets. That's where we would see ourselves marketing into. Jordan will probably never be a big market for canola, for example, because they have cheap access to olive oil. It will be a

International Trade committee  Mr. Chair, can we just make a closing remark? We have to go to the finance committee.

International Trade committee  We'd like to thank everyone for the opportunity to be here today and for the good questions you've asked. In general, I think our philosophy would be that you could probably effect more change from being inside the tent than outside. I think that's the point some people were t

International Trade committee  And certain farmers too, yes. So I leave you with that as a final remark. Thanks.

International Trade committee  I think one key piece--and in response to Mr. Julian's question--is that in the Middle East culture a lot of business is done because of relationships. You hear the anecdotal stories of when you go to buy a carpet you sit down and drink three cups of tea and have a long negotiati

International Trade committee  I have great respect for Mr. Julian.

International Trade committee  The Grain Growers of Canada? We don't have the financial resources ourselves to do that.

International Trade committee  One round of questions, a quick closing remark, and then we'll have to go. We're due at the finance committee to make our budget presentation. That's why we're leaving; it's not because we don't enjoy your company.

International Trade committee  Thank you very much for the question. First, on the export promotion dollars, I think we did respond once on behalf of the pulse industry with some numbers on how much--last spring.

International Trade committee  I'd have to go back and double-check on that, but the government has been fairly active on a commodity-by-commodity basis. For example, they've worked very closely with the canola industry and the pulse industry specifically, on increasing not just into the bilaterals but into al

International Trade committee  The answer is yes. Setting aside all the other strategic reasons, the tariffs are up to 30%. So if the tariffs come down, that will give us a significant financial advantage, as Canadian exporters, in selling to that market, especially the pulse crops—the peas, the lentils, the c

International Trade committee  Yes, we can provide them.

International Trade committee  Thank you, Gary. Thank you to this committee for the invitation to be here today. On the import side, we do import a small amount of vegetables from Jordan. In recent years, agricultural imports were between $1 million and $1.5 million, mainly cucumbers and gherkins. Exports

International Trade committee  They actually have issues even within Europe, fighting over their geographical indicators between, say, Greece and France. There are a lot of geographical indicators among all the countries within the EU, but Canada will also have some geographical indicators as well, whether for

International Trade committee  I think Canada has a very good reputation for producing high-quality products. If you were to go to Europe and ask people what they think of Canada, they'd talk about our open spaces, the mountains, fresh water, and clean air. We have, I think, some natural advantages if the ques