Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair, I was in Halifax the day before yesterday. I met with some of the companies there and with the Government of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia has been very successful in developing a relationship with China, as you've said. We have heard that certain lobster shipments have bee

Canada-China Relations committee  To our knowledge, no other exports have been affected yet. However, given the difficulties China is going through right now, it's not unlikely that there will be some disruptions.

Canada-China Relations committee  Looking at 2018 numbers, our exports were $27.6 billion. Our imports were $75.6 billion. The total trade is $103 billion.

Canada-China Relations committee  The deficit will be the difference between $75 billion and $27 billion.

Canada-China Relations committee  I apologize, Mr. Chairman. I don't have a calculator.

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes. As we've talked about, there has been a chilling, with increased scrutiny at border points. It's not across the board; it's anecdotal. Some Canadian businesses are still doing well. Even within sectors the experiences are different. Business people are looking at what's happ

Canada-China Relations committee  We have resources. China is our second-largest and third-largest market. It will continue to grow and continue to be a huge and very important market for Canada. We cannot decouple from the growth of China.

Canada-China Relations committee  It's the second country, and it's the third if you count the EU as one market.

Canada-China Relations committee  Canada has a one China policy.

Canada-China Relations committee  Taiwan is an economy.

Canada-China Relations committee  Taiwan is an economy for us. It's a trade partner.

Canada-China Relations committee  We refer to Taiwan as Taiwan.

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes, we have added resources on the trade commissioner service side. We've added some 25 resources in the past two years. We have three consulates on the mainland in addition to the embassy, and 10 trade offices were expanded over the years. It has certainly helped increase the n

Canada-China Relations committee  We've talked about canola and pork, and there has been talk about other sectors that have weakened a little bit. There is no clear link between those downtrends and the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, Mr. Chairman. There have been other sectors, as Mr. Verheul has mentioned, where export

Canada-China Relations committee  I would just add that we are mindful of the issues at stake and of the risks and we are constantly assessing how Canada can mitigate the risks that are inherent to those sectors.