International Trade committee  The experience with the NAFTA, for example, shows that there is a growth in both exports and imports, but on balance the export growth exceeded the import growth. I mentioned that the trade balance had been deteriorating, particularly under the NAFTA, and a lot of that was refl

International Trade committee  I've heard that before.

International Trade committee  Thank you for the opportunity to appear before the committee on the TPP consultations. I would like to speak to the opportunity which the TPP provides for our industry sector, as well as food processing more generally, and I'll explain that. The Canadian Sugar Institute represen

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Certainly the impact of the CETA won't be tomorrow. It will take some time. So it can't address the immediate problems with the United States. In addition to trying to encourage improved export access through CETA, you know, ultimately the TPP would provide much great

Agriculture committee  Thank you. To clarify this situation with respect to the U.S. and sugar-containing food products—not all processed food products but those that contain sugar—which is about $4.5 billion, that trade balance hasn't changed very much, so there is still an imperative for us to reach

Agriculture committee  Thank you very much, honourable members of the committee, and guests. The Canadian Sugar lnstitute represents Canadian refined sugar producers, with three cane sugar refineries in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal, and a sugar beet processing plant in Taber, Alberta. The industry

Agriculture committee  We don't expect to see any. The big issue for us will be managing the sharing of the exports from Canada, because, in terms of the sugar-containing products, it's a relatively small volume in relation to the U.S. sugar market, which is 26 million tonnes. It just has to be manag

Agriculture committee  We see CETA as really benefiting both parts of our industry. In terms of jobs, initially we see protecting the jobs we have. As I mentioned, in the trade balance with the United States, we've lost business because of the Canada-U.S exchange rates. Some companies, like Hershey, ar

Agriculture committee  That was the sugar-containing products, like the iced tea and the drink mixes.

Agriculture committee  For beet sugar. That's right.

Agriculture committee  In time, yes.

Agriculture committee  No, no, 90% of the exports—

Agriculture committee  —are to the U.S. rather than other markets.

Agriculture committee  Do you mean the transportation costs?

Agriculture committee  With removal of the tariffs, no.