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International Trade committee Yes, it's doing very well. But the opportunity to do better is always there as well.
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee Yes. I mean, we're going in the right direction.
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee No, I wasn't sure if you were done. Sorry.
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee Okay. Yes, there is a role for confidentiality in strategic negotiation. Personally, yes; I mean, I don't—
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee Well, yes; I think there's always room for improvement, but—
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee Well, in terms of closing off some deals so we get them done, and—
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee We need to finish them off. We have a lot on the go. We just need to get some sewed up and we're good.
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee I think out of everything that we have talked about, transportation is key. We're landlocked, but that's a whole different topic. There is movement and new legislation being put in place even as we speak, with the rail transportation bill. But it is a critical link to getting far
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee Certainly we have more product to deliver to Japan. If they would buy it and take it from us, we'd be happy to ship it there. They're a very important customer to us, but picking their suppliers is their decision. We have the capacity to sell them more. I think maybe we could wor
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee I have not seen any text.
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee That's a very difficult question. We have not done a very solid analysis of the economic impact on the Canadian canola industry in terms of this deal or what this deal could potentially do, but there are a lot of factors going into it. It's not only better access to those market
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee Not to my knowledge, but again, it's not a topic that has come up. To my knowledge, I don't believe it's under discussion.
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee Hands down, it will be Japan, when they come into the TPP. That really is the important market from a canola-specific perspective. When we look at the trading bloc, we see it more as an opportunity to get into some better science-based regulatory systems—and LLP and MRLs and all
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee From the perspective of the Canadian canola growers, yes, we've had input, direct to DFAIT and negotiators, on what canola growers would like to see out of this deal. Some of the material that I went through today is the same message that went to the negotiators. So yes, we've
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White
International Trade committee I personally have signed a confidentiality agreement to talk to the negotiators in a more negotiating-strategic discussion, but again, the messaging is clear. They know what we need, and so we're there in an advisory capacity to help them understand what it may mean to us. But
June 5th, 2013Committee meeting
Rick White