International Trade committee  That only takes effect after there has been an arbitration on the level of concessions that they are able to withdraw. From the time that you are found offside of the rules, there is an initial period called the reasonable period of time to come into compliance, and during that p

International Trade committee  I'll go back to the question on contingency measures and how we implement adverse decisions. Like other countries, we have a process, and usually after an adverse decision at the WTO, there is a negotiated reasonable period of time at the WTO to implement that decision. That's

International Trade committee  Well, even after an adverse decision, you have a negotiated period of time in which you have to come into compliance with that decision. That's the period of time in which we work with industry, we work with the opposing party to identify a road forward that is compliant with the

International Trade committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. The U.S. issues with the WTO are long-standing. On the dispute settlement side, they have had these issues that are notably around the issues of trade remedies. Frankly, that is a complication for Canada, because we are often finding ourselves on the rece

International Trade committee  They're not really giving a reason for engaging. They are indicating that they would like the membership to share the same views that they have of the overreach at the WTO. The challenge is that any time a legal question is put before the WTO, there is a winner and a loser. Findi