International Trade committee  There are actually three ongoing investigations at the Department of Commerce triggered by various executive orders. There's the one on pipelines that we know about, which would essentially be an extension of buy American policies to private sector projects on pipelines specifica

International Trade committee  There's $1.5 billion in raw materials coming into Canada supporting transportation networks in places like the Great Lakes. Buy American is a very difficult nut to crack. The Americans get full access to our infrastructure program. We can't access theirs. We've been at it for a l

International Trade committee  It's pretty much an exact balance. It's 4.4% going from us to the United States, and 4.45% coming back.

International Trade committee  Yes. I think it's essential. We've known for some time that steel dumping is the primary trade irritant of the United States. The last administration was very keen on it, and during the campaign, both sides raised it often. I believe we offer a shared defence in NAFTA. We have d

International Trade committee  Yes, absolutely. I think it's certainly a shared defence. Look at things we're doing as a NAFTA bloc internationally, like our participation, which I mentioned, in the G20 forum on global overcapacity. That is an area where the NAFTA governments have really driven the agenda on o

International Trade committee  I'll take the first shot at it. From a steel perspective, I'll start with your second question first. One of the greatest defences that we have against unfair trade from China or other developing nations is the ability to serve customers appropriately and quickly with just-in-ti

International Trade committee  Yes. We have a great story to tell about integration.

International Trade committee  Yes. From a steel industry perspective, I think we're actually quite close to a joint statement on shared negotiation priorities. Very similar to Bob, we're—

International Trade committee  There is a significant focus in the U.S. administration on dumped and subsidized steel products from Asia. Our challenge as Canadians going forward is to acknowledge that. We work with them very closely on these issues. We do not want to be caught up in the unintended or collater

International Trade committee  —three significant initiatives, any gains possibly associated with a NAFTA renegotiation quickly become moot. In closing I would like to say that NAFTA has been a positive agreement for the North American steel industry and our customers. We collectively welcome the opportunity

International Trade committee  Okay. Yes.

International Trade committee  Thank you very much. Thank you to the committee for the opportunity to appear today on this important study. It is much appreciated. The Canadian Steel Producers Association is the national voice of Canada's $14 billion primary steel production industry. Canadian steel producer

International Trade committee  We do have orders. I'll be happy to provide for the committee afterwards the list of orders that are in place under the CITT where dumping and subsidy behaviour have been found. There are orders in place against both Japan and South Korea. It's demonstrable dumping and subsidy be

International Trade committee  To answer your question, I will choose the United States, because they have recently put forward two pieces of legislation under the former administration: the enforce act and the Leveling the Playing Field Act. The enforce act, for instance, specifically sharpens the tools they

International Trade committee  We don't have similar provisions here in Canada. We don't have a way to pursue circumvention in a way so that Canada can identify fraud through enforcement and be sort of individualized. Our applied monetary penalties are very low versus the United States where, because you are b