International Trade committee  Initially the provinces had to be there; otherwise, the Europeans would not have been interested, largely because of the public procurements market, the services sector, which is largely regulated by the provinces. The provinces found their interest in access to the European ma

International Trade committee  I'm sorry; I'm going.

International Trade committee  I thank you, Chair.

International Trade committee  During the seven years of negotiations, the three successive governments in Quebec had concerns that reflected the vulnerability of the governments in the liability between investors and governments. At the time, we thought we had found the answer to these concerns in the initial

International Trade committee  First of all, I'd like to thank you for your question, Ms. Lapointe. I appreciate the opportunity to clarify this remark. On the one hand, as you know, we have a supply management system in Canada that presupposes that diary farmers negotiate a price with processors per hectolit

International Trade committee  Mr. Chairman, I will respond to Mr. Ritz, if I may. I agree with you that the services and investment sectors are sectors out of which Canada can profit the most. Indeed, the suspension of protection of investment and the investment court system that was set up create a certain

International Trade committee  I have maybe 48 minutes, Chair.

International Trade committee  Thank you very much. I'll make my comments in French and answer any questions in whatever language is coming from the floor. Mr. Chairman, I'd like to first of all, thank you for having me appear at this committee's meeting. I'm sorry, I have to go in 48 minutes because I'm chai