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International Trade committee  I'm not an expert in CSR, and Pablo knows more about this than I do so I might pass it over to him, but basically I think we need to think about making them mandatory rather than voluntary.

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  Well, I'm simply raising some questions here. I can't say necessarily that this would doom our relationship with Brazil, not at all. I'm not saying that, but it might harm our relationship somewhat with Brazil. I think they are not hostile relationships, but they're competitive

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  I'm just making the point that they're having demonstrations in various Latin American countries against Canadian mining companies. There are legal cases being brought. It's just very controversial. I don't think you can deny that. There are different points of view. I'm just s

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  My point was that we're already seeing a trend in the hemisphere toward greater independence in the Latin American region. We saw this in the last OAS summit where there was a gaping divide between Canada and the U.S. on the one hand, and all of the other member states on the oth

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  In terms of the membership of Canada I see it as highly political. Vis-à-vis the member states, it's not purely political. There are economic advantages for the current member states, I think. Vis-à-vis your broader point, I am raising concerns about the limited availability of

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  My point is that we haven't had a very good relationship with Brazil. In the past I think we've underestimated the importance of Brazil, and we haven't taken opportunities to get closer to them, and there have been some short-sighted trade conflicts with Brazil and with some of t

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  When I was describing these countries, my point was that to just slap the label of “protectionist” or “populist” on them is too simplistic. They're not purely protectionist. They are in favour of trade, they're in favour of investment, they're outward looking—less so, perhaps, th

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  Yes, I'm really focusing on the complexities, or on the form of deep integration, as we've referred to it, that we're talking about. I can certainly see why Canada would sign trade agreements with these countries. I think there are some clear economic advantages to that. Moving

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  I think it's about politics primarily. The four current member states may find some economic advantages among themselves if they can harmonize more, but I see the Pacific Alliance as primarily a political move to band together as a group of like-minded states to find reassuranc

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  As I said, I'm kind of puzzled by the idea that we would gain economic advantage. The advantage, I guess, would be to say to ourselves that we are closer to a few Latin American states politically, but I don't see the argument about the advantage economically. I agree with your

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  Thank you very much. Honourable members, thank you so much for the opportunity to speak with you today about the Pacific Alliance. I am a Latin Americanist with a background in trade and regional integration in the Americas. Today I want to speak a little bit about the broader p

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald

International Trade committee  My main argument is that Canada is confronting a very complicated and rapidly shifting situation in the Americas, and that it has to be very careful and strategic about its policy choices. We have limited resources for engagement in the region, and we face a situation in which I

April 15th, 2013Committee meeting

Dr. Laura Macdonald