International Trade committee  I don't know what the scope of the committee is in terms of how far and wide the committee will reach with respect to others who might be doing some work that is enabling successful exports. If there are others in addition to Thailand, I would encourage you to look at those, beca

International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  Sure.

International Trade committee  It's interesting; I actually met with the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters yesterday and spoke to the 100 or 200 members who were in the room. The challenge I put out is the same thing that I know this committee is going to undertake in its work. They know their members. The

International Trade committee  Sure. I appreciate all the questions and the thoughtfulness. Yes, I will definitely look at that and get the department officials.... I'm really looking forward to the study and the work that you're going to be doing. No doubt we are going to benefit from the findings and the re

International Trade committee  I was in Calgary a couple of weeks ago at the end of Small Business Week. It was great. I didn't get to meet every single one of them individually, but there were about 400 businesses in the room, celebrating entrepreneurship and the growth of these wonderful SMEs. There was this

International Trade committee  Let me just say that it was great to be with a whole bunch of businesses that the chamber put together, because they're recognizing how important and dynamic their growth is. I'm always very pleased to attend something hosted by businesses and hosted by chambers, where they actua

International Trade committee  With respect to regulatory changes, we repealed 108 and the previous government repealed 23 in the same amount of time. We take regulatory competitiveness seriously. I certainly do.

International Trade committee  Thank you. I guess I'll answer this as a way of answering your colleague's question around competitiveness. We've lowered the taxes for small businesses. They were at 11%, and in January, in just a couple of short months, they're going to be lowered again to 9%. It's the lowes

International Trade committee  Yes. The CPTPP that I talked about a little earlier, the comprehensive and progressive trade agreement.... Before I go there, I would also like to say that actually comprehensive and progressive means that the trade agreements that are being negotiated have provisions in them in

International Trade committee  Thank you. That's okay. I wouldn't expect that.

International Trade committee  I've had conversations with the Minister of Environment. You know that we sit on cabinet together. This government believes that the economy and the environment go hand in hand.

International Trade committee  I have not made that comment to her, but I have talked to the Minister of Environment about small to medium-sized businesses I've heard from, particularly those that are in the green economy. I just met with a wonderful company this morning as part of Futurpreneur. This was an e

International Trade committee  With respect to competitiveness and the sensitivity of costs, absolutely we're listening. We had six economic tables that have worked solely with the private sector so that we are understanding their issues and their needs. I would say with respect to regulatory changes, we're ma

International Trade committee  I, like you, listen to companies. I'll continue to listen to companies. I will continue to work to help companies start and to help them grow. I am the person who has the responsibility around the cabinet table to be sensitive and to advocate for small and medium-sized businesses