International Trade committee  They have been engaging, as I indicated to Mr. Dhaliwal as well. They have been polite, professional and cordial. At the same time, we haven't been able to have that conversation we need. We have some of the information that we've asked for and some we do not have.

International Trade committee  Are you talking about the ministry of foreign affairs or are you talking about agriculture?

International Trade committee  Well, they haven't been specific. They've said, “You should review your system, look at the distribution, look at your cleaning”. Basically, they've said to look at our whole system. They've used words something like these: “It's not functioning, not doing what it should be doing

International Trade committee  We're very capable of moving very quickly.

International Trade committee  I would say that we have great confidence in our testing methodology and the science we use in Canada. It's based on international standards. It's validated. I can't speak directly to the Chinese methodology right now, because they've indicated that they've had problems. They've

International Trade committee  We've asked for the meeting to take place as soon as possible. In fact, one of the chief plant health officials is in Rome today with the Chinese counterpart. They've had two conference calls already. He's asked them when we can have that conversation. We've responded that they h

International Trade committee  All of their language and the conversations we've had at the technical level have been cordial, polite and professional. There is no suggestion that there's anything else. They said they very much want to have a technical dialogue, but we really do need an answer to that question

International Trade committee  Canada exports canola to many countries around the world. We're the largest exporter of canola. Countries love our quality and the use of it. What we're doing, and what our farmers are doing in their growing practices.... They're responsible. They're looking at sustainable growth

International Trade committee  No. We've checked the ones using the methodology we have, and the results came back negative. There's nothing to suggest anything is different this time or in the times before—

International Trade committee  As noted, on the pictures, that's one of the issues. You can't really judge something by a picture. You really do need to examine them, because they're done by visually distinguishing, so you actually need to see them be part of it. That is one of the main reasons we would like t

International Trade committee  Yes, from my perspective, with due respect, we wouldn't use language like “doctored”, but I think your point about—

International Trade committee  —having joint export and arrival inspections would be an opportunity to make sure both people see it the same way.

International Trade committee  Do you mean our importers? I think at the AGRI committee this morning you had the major exporters, Richardson and Viterra. They talk about contracts. Obviously, there are contracts—people are pleased with our canola, our quality. I think that right now we and the importers are lo

International Trade committee  That is correct.

International Trade committee  We're ready to get on a plane today or tomorrow. We have people ready. Obviously, it would be up to the Chinese to confirm when we can meet with them. That would be the first thing. After that, I couldn't speculate on how long it would be until we actually have that first convers