International Trade committee  Were you to turn it down, I'm sure someone in the EU would be willing to take you out to dinner to thank you very much. You can do what the Americans did and toss away potential. We don't know how much that would be in the case of Panama, but certainly it would be hundreds of mi

International Trade committee  Given the prices of ores, mining and pressure mining are going to continue. If you look around the room, everything we use here, our cellphones, our watches...the demands are there and they will continue. It can be done in a way that's positive, that leads to economic growth, or

International Trade committee  It's one of burgeoning excellence in terms of financial services. You have to be clear-eyed about this. Look at the flow of drugs and organized narcotics gangs throughout the western hemisphere, including, increasingly, in Canada. This is a hemisphere problem. It cannot be pinned

International Trade committee  The country has made a decision about their labour practices. They've adopted a pro-business agenda for labour. But the government won the elections. The elections weren't contested; they were free and fair. The people of Panama chose a government that decided to implement these

International Trade committee  On the tax exchange information, I would just note that Switzerland has just signed an agreement. That's something that's been in the works probably for as long as the one with Panama, so I think globally we're starting to see movement on this issue. Countries that were intransig

International Trade committee  No. There are a lot of reasons to invest and establish a financial business in Panama. There is infrastructure, officials and employees who are well educated and well trained in all aspects of a global financial business. That's the first thing. In addition, Panama is a good tran

International Trade committee  That was not discussed. The operations by CRA were under way when this committee discussed the treaty with Liechtenstein. These two countries have populations that are familiar to CRA, but it's only with Panama, interestingly, where we have no operations, where we do not have 2

International Trade committee  Panama is moving off the list. It takes time. Liechtenstein is also moving off the list.

International Trade committee  That means I can understand it.

International Trade committee  You know, this is something that you see in the States now. Reason and common sense with current U.S. policies, in several regards, don't seem to be well-acquainted. This appears to be another one of those cases in the States. It's against self-interest; what they're doing is a

International Trade committee  I would just note that on the movement, this last election saw an increase in anti-trade members of Congress. I think it's really going to take more of the Wheat Board and others going around pointing out what's happened for the American people to move. But rest assured they will

International Trade committee  I would say the graphs would be the most important thing, if one were to glance at it quickly, so I'll be referring to the graphs when I speak. The body of the text can be reviewed later. With regard to the context for the agreement, we've been engaging in the process of trade

International Trade committee  I found it.

International Trade committee  It's not very long.

International Trade committee  It was being translated. I received an e-mail from the committee clerk this morning saying it had arrived.