International Trade committee  Thank you for the opportunity to speak about ways for Canada to maximize opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region. CAFTA is the voice of Canadian agri-food exporters. It represents the 90% of farmers in Canada who depend on trade, and those growing the economy through better acce

International Trade committee  Perhaps I can jump in here.

International Trade committee  I'm sorry, Dan, but perhaps you will allow me to jump in here very quickly. I just want to add the comment here that it would contradict trade negotiating principles. Dan, please go ahead.

International Trade committee  Perhaps the best people to answer those types of questions are the negotiators themselves, who are wheeling and dealing at the negotiating table, but essentially it's a matter of reciprocity and setting a precedent. If you look at perhaps the TPP negotiations, I think there were

International Trade committee  Thank you for the question. I'll begin by answering in French and then switch to English. I'd like to reiterate that we are only speaking on behalf of our members and the sector that we represent. My first point is more or less a reminder. I don't think anyone needs to be rem

International Trade committee  We'll need to go to our member specifically for that very specific question.

International Trade committee  I was asked to speak in French?

International Trade committee  No. Last week, the technician told me, while checking to see whether my system was working, that if I didn't update the system, I may need to respond only in English if I started my comments in that language. I was confused and I was unable to update my system. I was under the im

International Trade committee  Clearly we need to have some leverage to bring the U.K. back to the negotiating table, either on a bilateral basis or through the CPTPP framework, as a means to get to address those non-tariff barriers in a meaningful way.

International Trade committee  Very much so.

International Trade committee  From our understanding, there was no Gazette notice on a traditional agreement or an FTA with the U.K. The Gazette notice, from our perspective, was with respect to the U.K.'s WTO commitments, so it was different. We did have one-on-one consultations and engagements with negotiat

International Trade committee  It was not through the Gazette process, but we had engagements.

International Trade committee  We were engaged throughout, and our message has remained the same—

International Trade committee  I can't—

International Trade committee  I can't recall.