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Agriculture committee The canola plant is one of the best fuel crops for sequestering carbon. For canola, it's water and then nitrogen. Canola cannot produce its own nitrogen; it needs nitrogen. Nitrogen is the key thing that gets yield. Thirty-five years ago, say, canola yields in Alberta were 20 bus
November 16th, 2022Committee meeting
Dave Carey
Agriculture committee Yes. That's accurate. All our interactions to date with the government, including with Minister Bibeau—today we had her at our board meeting—indicate that it is still a voluntary target. We haven't seen any change in that. We do know that things change, but right now there is no
November 16th, 2022Committee meeting
Dave Carey
International Trade committee Thank you for the opportunity to appear as part of this important study. I was with you not too long ago, wearing a different hat, but today I'm joined virtually by my colleague, Janelle Whitley, senior manager, trade and marketing policy, and we will be sharing our time for open
May 15th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
International Trade committee There are a number of different dispute resolution mechanisms. I think the one we see that is fairly lacking right now is the World Trade Organization and the reform that needs to be done there. The United States has not appointed judges to the appellate body, so the internationa
May 15th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
International Trade committee Absolutely. As my colleague, Chris Davison, said, we're always hopeful of avoiding it ever getting to a dispute resolution, a formal process. It's time-consuming, and it often leads to a deterioration in bilateral or multilateral relationships. That being said, the threat of it
May 15th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
International Trade committee Absolutely. Oftentimes, in the canola sector specifically, there are portions of regulations that should be under CETA. It says the EU “may”, and the interpretive EU “shall”, so they really take some liberties with some of the language choices there. It is incumbent upon Canada,
May 15th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
International Trade committee Yes, I think the Japanese are watching closely the investments in the crush plants in Saskatchewan that you alluded to. We have a long-standing relationship with the Japanese. It's a very stable and important market. The Japanese are certainly interested in importing raw seed, an
May 15th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
International Trade committee Just quickly, without the biofuel market in the EU, our exports there would be almost non-existent to the European Union, given the way they treat biotechnology and crop-protection products. All of our canola that's destined for the European Union is destined for the biofuel mark
May 15th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
International Trade committee It really depends on what you're exporting it for. If you export canola as a seed for crushing, it could be used in any way that jurisdiction uses it, as appropriate. There is intellectual property attached to the creation of that seed variety, and that is often patented. Our no
May 15th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
International Trade committee I'll maybe ask my colleague, Janelle, who does a lot of work with international institutions, to provide her perspective.
May 15th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
Finance committee There's certainly been a lot of rhetoric about this. Interswitching has been used in Canada since the 1900s. Railways are consistently switching the locomotives or train cars. Actually, every shipment that goes to the port of Vancouver, whether it's CP or CN, ultimately gets put
May 18th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
Foreign Affairs committee The war highlights the importance of strengthening our multilateral trading system to ensure it remains relevant in our increasingly unpredictable world and contributes to a further breaking down of barriers to trade. For example, the WTO underpins our global trading system, prov
November 6th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
Foreign Affairs committee Thanks for the question. Absolutely. For canola, for example, nitrogen is the second most important input after moisture. If we do not have nitrogen, we cannot grow a canola crop, and canola is a heart-healthy cooking oil. It figures prominently in biofuels, etc., and meal, par
November 6th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
Foreign Affairs committee Yes. On our exports, we haven't noticed a huge.... Canada is the global leader. We export about 60% of the world's canola. Sunflower is certainly part of the broader oilseed complex. Ukrainian production of sunflower is far less than Canadian production. Australia is our bigges
November 6th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey
Foreign Affairs committee Yes. We're supportive of the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement. Ukraine is a competitor globally; however, we know we have a huge diaspora of Ukrainians in western Canada. A lot of western Canadian farmers are of Ukrainian descent. We're agnostic about the benefits for our sect
November 6th, 2023Committee meeting
Dave Carey