International Trade committee  Thank you for your question. If I understand correctly, you want to know whether we received a clear and unambiguous response from the federal government. The answer is no. Questions were asked in the House of Commons, and Stockwell Day, the Minister of International Trade, gave

International Trade committee  I have a slightly different opinion than that of my two colleagues. In the case of Équiterre, the primary objective of chapter 11 should not be to increase investment in Canada. International trade agreements should not place private interests above the responsibility of governme

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question, sir. As I said in my opening remarks, Quebec is not the only jurisdiction in the world to ban 2,4-D, but other than banning 2,4-D, dozens of chemical ingredients have been banned elsewhere, namely in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Ontario. Furthermore, v

International Trade committee  I would add a very short comment on this matter. Pesticides are far from being the only subject in which constituent entities or municipalities are more proactive than the federal government. Often, the provinces or municipalities are used as a test for very progressive initiati

International Trade committee  The commotion that was created by Dow's filing of the notice of intent has had two effects. You're absolutely correct in saying that this bri ngs attention to extremely significant issues concerning chapter 11 and how it is interpreted. Indeed, a number of elements therein are no

International Trade committee  We are trying to show that the regulation is non-discriminatory, completely acceptable and supported by the public. That is what we are trying to achieve. This leads me to talk about an issue that is somewhat related to the matter at hand. In Canada, there are at least three le

International Trade committee  Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. My name is Hugo Séguin. I am the Public Affairs Coordinator for Équiterre, an organization based in Montreal and involved since 1993 in sustainable development issues and problems, and their solutions. We have been particu