International Trade committee  I'm happy to kick that off and have Dave add to it. I guess I would make a few comments. We're very excited about the developments that have taken place in North America—in Canada and the U.S.—recently. As you will be aware, as of this July, Canada's clean fuel regulations wi

International Trade committee  I agree with that assessment 100%. A lot of NTBs are things that people often don't see or hear about. It could be a departure from international standards; it could be increased processing times; it could be stepped-up inspections where they're not warranted—all these things. A

International Trade committee  I'll add one or two things to Dave's comments about the WTO and others. I think there are things that can be done in our own monitoring and tracking once we have agreements in place, and we all have a role to play in that. Industry works very closely with government in that, but

International Trade committee  I'll kick that off. Let me just start by saying that China historically and today is a very important market for Canadian canola—the largest vegetable oil consumer in the world. I would say that from recent indications, if you look at this crop year and in the past, we have had

International Trade committee  I think there are a couple of areas in that regard where it will be extremely helpful. One of the other things that is probably apparent to all of us but was highlighted in the report we commissioned is the intense competitiveness in the region. At any given time, we're competin

International Trade committee  Yes. I'm happy to add to that. I echo what Mr. Walker said. I think our report highlighted that very well. One of the things it did, through a number of interviews with different stakeholders in the region, was talk not only about current practices in Canada but also about what

International Trade committee  Chair Sgro and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to be with you today. The Canola Council of Canada encompasses all links in the canola value chain. Our members include canola growers, life science companies, exporters, processors and others. With over 90%

Agriculture committee  We talked about the importance of domestic policy to support exports, and it's very important. I think one of the previous witnesses on a previous panel referred to the need to have regulations in place that provide a clear pathway to support the innovation that was referred to e

Agriculture committee  Yes, I would say that the topic is increasingly framed as food versus fuel. I think it's increasingly becoming food and fuel as we have to deal with both food security and energy security as a result of recent geopolitical developments and other considerations. Let me just say

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to be with you today and to join you with my fellow panellists. As mentioned, my name is Chris Davison, and I'm the vice-president of stakeholder and industry relations with the Canola Council of Can

International Trade committee  I'm happy to kick this off, but I welcome comments from my colleagues. I want to be careful, because I'm not an expert in human rights. I think we can take a little bit of a lead from what the focus of our report was, even though it was in a different area. I would mention thre

International Trade committee  Maybe I can kick that off. First of all, our report reaffirms just what you said. It's very complimentary to a number of existing services and programs that are afforded and that support exporters from the Canadian government. I want to be really clear that this is not a critici

International Trade committee  There are different approaches, but I will say that, generally speaking, we look primarily at the U.S., the EU and Australia. The U.S. in particular has an extremely well-resourced presence in the region, in terms of the government-based personnel. They also have a large number

International Trade committee  Yes, I'm happy to give some examples. Typically, they arise from what we call sanitary and phytosanitary measures. At their heart, and when done well, they're intended to protect human, animal and plant health. They are typically designed to have corollary import requirements re

International Trade committee  Thank you very much. Chair Sgro and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to be with you today and to join you with my fellow panellists. As was mentioned, my name is Chris Davison, and I'm the vice-president of stakeholder and industry relations with the Cano