International Trade committee  There are two areas identified by our members for primary study, and they are continuing to do their own analysis on the canola biofuel front that I spoke to and the food manufacturing side, which do seem to be adding a pressure overall.

International Trade committee  I would just say that the possibility of new programs being announced down the road would be something to keep an eye on.

International Trade committee  Overall, I think our members are asking that Canada have two things: a competitive access to global markets and also that it remain a competitive jurisdiction. Any investor, whether in Canada or around the world today, looks at where their best return on investment will be and wh

International Trade committee  First off, I'd like to thank you for your comments earlier. Our members take pride in feeding families in Canada and around the world precisely because of market access through free trade agreements—and not necessarily just those, but also through provisions provided by the WTO.

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Good morning. I'm pleased to be here to share preliminary views on behalf of Canada's agri-food exporters on how the American Inflation Reduction Act—or IRA—may impact our sector and what we believe Canada's response should be. As you know, the IRA of

Agriculture committee  I will leave that question to our members. This is something they are looking at individually. That does not affect them all equally, so it's not yet a CAFTA issue. However, I'm happy to circle back, if there are those who want to provide comment.

Agriculture committee  They are indeed being used more frequently, unfortunately. If we look at the past 20 years, a rather important period In trade liberalization, particularly owing to free trade agreements, agri-food trade tripled. Tariffs were accordingly reduced, but non-tariff barriers and othe

Agriculture committee  I can only speak on behalf of the members we represent, meaning the entire agri-food sector, except for horticulture and sectors subject to supply management. We have very close ties with negotiators, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Global Affairs Canada and market stakeholder

Agriculture committee  Certainly Europe is a market where a large portion of our membership has frustrations, in large part, in the context of the Canada-EU free trade agreement, as the European Union is slow to abide by the spirit of the agreement. Certainly some of those issues are very familiar to t

Agriculture committee  I think so. I wonder if that number includes fisheries or not.

Agriculture committee  I think a lot of the work that is being done both by officials and industry in terms of strengthening trade relations with key trading partners needs to continue to happen. As a matter of fact, a portion of our members have really set their eyes on the Indo-Pacific Asia region,

Agriculture committee  In my remarks, I commented on the need for competitive access to global markets. What that means is that it's a level playing field, an environment that enables our farmers from Quebec or Saskatchewan to have the same level of access to the world's global markets as a farmer in A

Agriculture committee  The broad view is that there's a need to manage risk, and being self-sufficient in food does not do this. In a global food system where we are intertwined—and we see that very clearly with our supply chains across North America—we are stronger by managing risk and reinforcing our

Agriculture committee  By having better rules, modernized rules, and a strong and functioning dispute settlement system at the World Trade Organization.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Claire Citeau and I'm the Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, the voice of Canadian agri-food exporters. Access to food should know no boundaries. Given that our mandate is focused on trade liberalization, I will speak