International Trade committee  Certainly. As Mr. Sheehan knows, the steel sector is a very global sector, and it has fallen prey to a lot of the issues I've talked about, such as dumping, and how that affects our relationships with our trade partners like the U.S. when they're worried about transshipments into

International Trade committee  It is a worrying trend that we've started to see. It means they might not have enough customers out there to buy their goods. To piggyback on what Mr. Kennedy said too, the further we fall behind.... That gap between other countries' being vaccinated and our not being, even if it

International Trade committee  Certainly. What I was referring to were Canada's big trade support agencies, such as the EDC's trade commissioner service and those agencies. We've found that our members and exporters who use those services really like them; they're very helpful, and they do the job. The problem

International Trade committee  It is a good question. Things often fall apart in the enforcement part of it. That might be tied into the third pillar that I discussed, that when we are talking about rules and resetting rules, we might have to think about—and this is really out there—reforming the rules of the

International Trade committee  I have nothing to add.

International Trade committee  I'll jump in to answer Monsieur Savard-Tremblay's question. For the most part, the WTO has been helpful for us, especially on this file, which has been a perennial trade irritant between us and our biggest trading partner to the south. I agree, it's a constant battle and it's fr

International Trade committee  That's a good question. It's very difficult in the structures we have in international frameworks, whether that be CUSMA or otherwise, to get these line items. We have to have robust dispute mechanisms to do it. I guess that comes back to my earlier point. If that dispute settl

International Trade committee  That's a great question. It depends on the issue. We've certainly heard about the softwood lumber lows, but the WTO's been helpful, for the most part, on resolving those. Again, the emphasis is on whether it happens fast enough. When we've taken cases recently, before the Appel

International Trade committee  I agree with Mr. Fay and Mr. Kennedy. The re-engagement with the U.S. will be critical in the months and years ahead, especially on this one. While the Americans did finally agree to appoint the new director, they were dragged into it kicking and screaming at the same time. I mig

International Trade committee  I would have to agree with Mr. Kennedy. Off the top of my head, I don't see a legislative path domestically. As I mentioned, Canada is already showing great leadership, through the Ottawa Group, with respect to reform and leading other people. Also, let's face it, Canada benefi

International Trade committee  For us, trade barriers are really country dependent, but a common one for manufacturers comes from standards. That's through the regulatory process or otherwise. To give you an example, auto manufacturing parts will arrive at a port in a foreign country. All of a sudden, the requ

International Trade committee  Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for inviting me to participate in today's discussion. It's my pleasure to be here on behalf of Canada's 90,000 manufacturers and exporters and our association's 2,500 direct members to discuss World Trade Organization reform. Our associati

International Trade committee  On the exporting side there are sort of two tracks. There's the domestic business capacity. If we make that bigger, better and more efficient, there will be more items that we can manufacture and export as value-added goods. On the trade side, there are a lot of excellent program

International Trade committee  These mechanisms are meant to protect.... This hasn't been a big concern for our membership yet. The loss of these mechanisms hasn't been felt yet. Mind you, there's been a lot of preoccupation with just trying to meet business operations during COVID, so that might be masking a

International Trade committee  Yes, and I also would add that it's certainly not a deal breaker for us as well.