International Trade committee  We're not finding that, other than this import tariff that we're having to pay that raises the cost of our product. As a matter of fact, we have beaten out a couple of American competitors by going into the health authorities and registering our own products. We've hired a cons

International Trade committee  There are lists, but sometimes there are unique ingredients. So they look at their list and they go, “Oh, this isn't on my list”. So they ask, “Okay, what's in here?” and then they look around on their list. It does confuse them sometimes.

International Trade committee  There are different sectors, and from what I see in this sector that's what's happening. But no, all our business is with contracts, with purchase orders that lay out everything.

International Trade committee  Well, if it's going to be a distribution agreement, then yes, we'll have that all laid out, or single purchases. It depends what it is.

International Trade committee  Yes, it's all laid out.

International Trade committee  Right, and I hope I didn't say there are no non-tariff barriers. I hope I said there are fewer than people may think. Yes, in certain cases there are non-tariff barriers where the procedures are more complex and can be interpreted to be preventing imports, unless you look aroun

International Trade committee  Your comments are very insightful. You see a lot of young Canadians going over to Japan or Korea. They'll get a job teaching English, and they'll be learning the language. Then they come back, and they want to get a job, and nobody wants to hire them. They want to know whether yo

International Trade committee  Thank you. Your remarks are dead-on. Yes, we are. We have a variety of omega-3 oil products from salmon, krill, and seal—

International Trade committee  —that we manufacture and export to Asia.

International Trade committee  That question is for me?

International Trade committee  I would say what other countries are doing, including China, Korea, and Japan, which are well known for using industrial policy to leverage the economy and create jobs, is not controlling business but working with business and saying, “Okay, where can we get the biggest bang for

International Trade committee  I would address them in the free trade agreement. Any part of that needs to be brought to the attention of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the department that is responsible for negotiating tariffs. We are helping the Japanese economy by allowing these

International Trade committee  Yes. One thing that jumps to mind that you could call a non-tariff barrier and that you could say is a cultural barrier.... I tend to think they're more cultural barriers, but the Japanese do have, typically, a just-in-time delivery system, so it pushes back to our production sys

International Trade committee  Thank you. I will preface any remarks I make by saying I completely understand that when you're looking at the finances of the country you have to assess where you can cut costs, and then you have to do it across all departments. I applaud the government for doing that, but when

International Trade committee  Thank you. First of all, let me say thank you to the Government of Canada for holding these meetings and for inviting me to comment on the Canada-Japan partnership agreement. I also thank the committee members for your hard work on these public hearings and for your valuable