Agriculture committee  Mr. Chairman, I do not have the exact figure, but I will be pleased to send it to the committee. Obviously, it varies by sector. In dairy, it may be as much as 40% to 50% of earnings.

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. As part of its common agricultural policy, the EU has a host of agricultural support measures. However, under reforms that were made in recent years and expected reforms under the new common agricultural policy in 2013, their subsidies will be less and less linked to

Agriculture committee  Mr. Chairman, I think the government has made it clear that we will defend the interests of the supply management sector in all our trade negotiations. That's the position that we have taken in all the negotiations, including the Canada-U.S. free trade negotiations, and subsequen

Agriculture committee  You're quite right that in order to successfully access markets, tariff is only one part of the equation. There are many other conditions to meet the sanitary or phytosanitary standards of the importing country. In the case of the EU, hormone-treated beef was a matter of long-st

Agriculture committee  Thank you Mr. Chair. It is a pleasure to here today for the first time in my capacity as Chief Agriculture Negotiator. From the perspective of the agriculture sector, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, commonly called CETA, negotiations offer

Agriculture committee  I'll leave it to Mr. Verheul, and then I'll speak for a few minutes.

International Trade committee  No. I believe the exclusion pertains only to chicken products per se.

International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question. Generally speaking, it is clear that Jordan represents a fairly modest market. As it now stands, we export about $10 million in agricultural products. These include mostly lentils, peas and other products like this, where we are globally competitive,

International Trade committee  As you know, Canada generally excludes its poultry products from its free trade agreements. This sector has no interest in exporting its products, and since it is a sensitive product for Jordanians, we agreed that it not be included in this agreement.

International Trade committee  I can briefly mention the slaughterhouse issue. Yes, this is an issue where in fact there has been quite a lot of work done, because we currently have a veterinary agreement with the European Union, where veterinarians on both sides meet on a regular basis and look at the inspect

International Trade committee  Many Canadian agricultural sectors are export-driven. For all of these sectors, Europe is a potential market. Let's take beef for example. The European Union consumes 8 million tonnes of beef per year whereas we only currently export 5,000 to 6,000 tonnes there. You can see how t

International Trade committee  I would say that the purpose of all negotiations is to arrive at a win-win solution for all.

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question. With respect to geographical indications, that fits within a series of European proposals on intellectual property. The Europeans, as you mentioned, have quite an elaborate system for the protection of geographical indications. In Canada, we do not h

International Trade committee  Absolutely.