Foreign Affairs committee  Americans also don't know the degree of intimacy of our co-operation on defence. There are Canadian officers commanding at Cheyenne Mountain, and there is the Five Eyes' daily exchange of intelligence. There is an enormous amount of co-operation. We have their backs. We need to t

Foreign Affairs committee  We're having discussions with the war room that David Morrison runs over at Global Affairs to plan visits. Starting with our CEO and other significant business people who might be in our membership, we want to see whether or not it's possible to have a Canadian politician or vari

Foreign Affairs committee  To some extent, yes, I think so. Mr. Donohue, the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, was here a couple of months ago and visited the Prime Minister and others, and made a speech. He made it absolutely clear that he considers the Canada-U.S. relationship to be of tremendous be

Foreign Affairs committee  Obviously the politicians bring a level of skill that not every business leader has as well, so I think you can do a one-two punch that's effective.

Foreign Affairs committee  I do think the fusion of protectionist sentiment with a desperate need to find new sources of revenue is a significant risk to Canada. Again, the only way to stop this is for Americans themselves to be on the watch for their own best interests, and if they see something that's wi

Foreign Affairs committee  With regard to our relationship with the United States, we have a great story to tell Americans. We're just trying to find the best way to tell it. Millions of Americans depend on us for some part of their prosperity, and almost none of them know that. Over the next few months, o

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you so much. I've become the Quasimodo of witnesses here. Every time I sit down the bells start to ring.

Foreign Affairs committee  I am very pleased to be invited to this committee. This is my first appearance in front of the committee under this House. I'm very delighted to see your taking this issue to ken, as there's no more important issue for Canada's foreign relations than our relationship with the Uni

International Trade committee  Yes, but you're mostly going to hear the same thing. We strongly agree. The human resource is the main thing that a nation has and, increasingly in the modern economy it's the only thing that really matters, so we're strongly supportive. This government has been pretty creative

International Trade committee  Unfortunately, yes. The trade agreement wasn't the cause, but it certainly gets the attention. However, when you say, all right, we are actually signing on to this course of action and this economic future, I do think it's an obvious moment to recognize that you have to pay att

International Trade committee  Brian, do you want to go first on this? I've been hogging the the mike.

International Trade committee  We don't know that.

International Trade committee  I'm going to punt the question a little bit, but I will mention to you that we host the Canadian Services Coalition at the Chamber of Commerce, and they would be delighted to be witnesses to talk about this agreement. We also host the Intellectual Property Council, and if you are

International Trade committee  I think so. I've heard people testifying in front of committees like this say, “If anybody in a small business thinks they're coming into a foreign country and competing with me, I'm going to kill them.” Their only way to do it is if they can make deals with existing players, a

International Trade committee  Absolutely, and there's a cultural aspect as well. We understand how to talk to the British and French and probably the Germans, but we don't have as much experience with the eastern Europeans and the way they do business. On the Trade Commissioner Service, we're strong believe