International Trade committee  I'm not sure I got the question, though. Is it about Africa?

International Trade committee  Okay. Yes.

International Trade committee  I'm sorry. Yes, for the growing market, they are important markets. We should seize the opportunity when it is available; otherwise, other countries will take our place.

International Trade committee  Yes, it helps, because it also provides the types of products that are desirable for the whole region. There tends to be a regional taste, and we can tailor-make the product according to their new need.

International Trade committee  In the case of CETA, it's much more a matter of implementing what is in place. There must be a political will on both sides for trade. A free trade agreement is not enough. Of course, having a mechanism will help, but it also requires a willingness. Right now, the U.K. governme

International Trade committee  I quickly confirm. Yes.

International Trade committee  We would love to see a change in the non-tariff trade barriers on the EU side and the U.K. side. If there is a study and a plan for Ecuador, we want it to be well done. That being said, as you mentioned, resources are limited. We are interested in having access to the market wi

International Trade committee  In the last three years there has been a lot of turmoil in the pork market. The CPTPP has helped Canadian pork producers to alleviate the risk and the impact of a lot of the variation in demand during COVID and also given the fact that, although China is the largest pork importer

International Trade committee  I don't have all the details, but I'll tell you what I do know.

International Trade committee  I gather that changes were made to the regulations governing meat quality and form requests. Seven of our establishments have re‑bid for access to this market. The United States is Ecuador's leading meat exporter. Chile comes second. Both countries have trade agreements similar

International Trade committee  Yes, that's our understanding.

International Trade committee  As you all know, we currently have a trade agreement with the European Union. One of the non‑tariff barriers imposed on Canada is the obligation to use certain products to preserve meat bound for Europe. The goal is to avoid bacterial contamination. The product that we normally

International Trade committee  That's why we're asking for a dispute resolution system. For us, it would enable the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, our globally recognized agency as a science-based organization, to defend the quality of our trade. We know that these non-tariff barriers are intended to reduc

International Trade committee  Having access to more markets gives us some resilience. I'll give you a concrete example. We used to export a lot to Russia. All of a sudden, they stopped doing business with us. So we had to turn around and find other markets. When we do business with more countries, we manage

International Trade committee  That's right.