International Trade committee  That's something that would be really interesting. I think that one would warrant further discussion.

International Trade committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Blaikie. Canadian retailers in this space, when we're talking about supply-managed goods in particular, are grocery members who are highly supportive of Canadian producers and Canadian farmers. They sell, and consumers ultimately demand, Canadian

International Trade committee  Have a visitor rebate program. Canada is the only OECD country that does not have a visitor rebate program. Essentially, think about Europe and the VAT program and other countries. Japan has a really good model that we're looking closely at where consumers can go, shop and get th

International Trade committee  You'll have to forgive me, Monsieur Savard-Tremblay. By "digital trade", you mean "e-commerce", right?

International Trade committee  Our members are highly competitive in the online space. Retailers in Canada are very good in that space, and the ones who are particularly good are those who understand the intersection between the bricks and mortar operations and those online. You will have Canadian consumers co

International Trade committee  Yes, we participated in the consultations extensively, as you know. Our members would like to have seen the de minimis threshold moved to zero. As you mentioned, in the renegotiated NAFTA or CUSMA, with any purchase you're making under that $40 limit for taxation and $150 for d

International Trade committee  Ultimately, I think our members would have been fine with that if that same $800 tax break were given to Canadian retailers and consumers would have.... I can't comment on what that would have done to government revenue, but if you're going to give a tax break to retailers outs

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the committee for the opportunity to come and discuss with you Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States . RCC, the Retail Council of Canada, strongly supports Bill

Agriculture committee  Food safety is our absolute top priority. Before RCC and its members have any other conversation about anything else with regard to food, it's always about food safety. Our members have programs in place to ensure that the food they sell is safe. If you're going to a Canadian s

Agriculture committee  I'm not familiar with any type of product that doesn't have an expiry date on it but should. If that exists, I'd really be interested to know more about it.

Agriculture committee  Absolutely. As I said, our members provide Canadians with the products they want. It's not only a role for the marketplace; it's driven by the marketplace. There's a role for government regulation as well, clearly on things such as food safety, but to comment specifically about G

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Ms. Nassif, who is a fellow Concordia graduate. We have never seen anything like the pace of change in food regulation right now. You touched on the safe food for Canadians regulations. There is also marketing to children, which of course you'll all be aware of, an

Agriculture committee  Specifically on expiration and best-before dates, I think we need to do a better job.

Agriculture committee  I think, as a country, we need to do a better job about public education in that regard, because there actually is a difference between best-before date and expiration date that most—

Agriculture committee  Right, and some people aren't aware of what that is, and in some cases, with things that have a very long shelf life, it would be inappropriate to put that. I'm thinking specifically about remote communities, northern communities where you have to be very careful about putting a