International Trade committee  I'm afraid I have to answer yes: it would be in all forms of energy. It would be in LNG, and perhaps not just off the west coast, but off the east coast potentially as well. It would be in coal. It would be in renewable sources of energy. In all of these categories, including our

International Trade committee  First of all, with respect to the imports that we receive from the explosive growth economies, the number I'm familiar with is for China, and China has become the manufacturing centre for the world. But I saw a report recently that indicated that 55% of China's exports in manufac

International Trade committee  No, not at this time. We are still pursuing the issue of whether or not intellectual property measures and obligations would form part of the CEPA negotiations.

International Trade committee  Well, I think some of the more informal sources, including the information collected by our High Commission in India, who are on the ground and who can see Canadian investment on the ground in India, and who can reconcile our export of investment data against the Indian import da

International Trade committee  I'm still working on the question.

International Trade committee  Well, India is certainly farther than Japan. In terms of infrastructure for goods, such as port facilities and domestic transportation, Japan is a lot less challenging than India. Certainly if you're trying to export a perishable good to India, there are tremendous challenges, go

International Trade committee  With respect to how we communicate with our subnational governments, I indicated earlier that we have a process that provides for very close consultation with the provinces. I can tell you, from my exchanges with them, that they feel very comfortable with the process we have in p

International Trade committee  It will be up to ministers to decide what agreement they would be prepared to sign for Canada, but my mandate is to seek a side agreement on the respect for international standards in environmental protection. Recognizing India's position on the matter.... And by the way, the I

International Trade committee  Yes, we are pursuing our mandate, which is to—

International Trade committee  I agree.

International Trade committee  First of all, with respect to air links, they are not part of the CEPA negotiations. They are negotiated separately by Canada's chief air negotiator. Perhaps the committee could invite him to speak to the issue of links between Canada and India. I often hear from Canadian busines

International Trade committee  Well, I think that if we do not pursue this opportunity, it's pretty clear that others will and that we will lose ground. We will lose competitiveness to our trading partners. In that sense, I think it's tremendously important, particularly given the fact that Canada needs to div

International Trade committee  India has always been resistant to the idea of including labour and environmental measures in an international trade agreement. It does not want to accept a direct link between its obligations and trade disciplines regarding international standards in working conditions and envir

International Trade committee  That is Canada's usual model.

International Trade committee  First off, keep in mind that Canada's approach is to exclude public education, public health, culture and social programs from its free trade agreements. That policy stands as part of my mandate in the negotiations with India, as well. That said, Canada's colleges and universiti