International Trade committee  May I just say one last word? We're talking about an agreement today that's almost done, fortunately, and I welcome the committee's study. But I would urge you, if I might now put on my hat as chairman of the Canada-India Business Council, and put off my hat of Europe--

International Trade committee  I would urge you to hold hearings to do a study of Canada-India trade. We're embarked, as some members will know, on the first stage of a negotiation, and--

International Trade committee  Oh, good. That's fine.

International Trade committee  You might also want to look at China, but that's a whole different story.

International Trade committee  Yes, but you never get--

International Trade committee  I'm not sure that it wasn't a statement rather than a question.

International Trade committee  He wishes he'd said it.

International Trade committee  Supply management...we'll see where that goes in the course of the negotiation. The European Union has its own forms of protectionism in agriculture, as we do here in Canada, in the form of supply management in the poultry and dairy industries. If, however, as I personally woul

International Trade committee  As they say in the funny papers, I'm glad you asked. You're absolutely right. Absolutely, this is building-block stuff. It's a template for eventual return to multilateral.... What we're seeing in the meantime, however, with the demise of Doha Round is the rapid expansion, the b

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don't know that the word “entertainment” is quite the word I would have used. We had a meeting in London the other day, a Canada-Europe energy meeting, during which two young people took off all their clothes and jumped on the table and protested about

International Trade committee  That's a confrontation I can't face.... Anyway, thank you very much for inviting us today. We're delighted to be back with the committee. I haven't had the opportunity of meeting with you before. My colleague Jason Langrish has, on several occasions, and I'm particularly pleased