Finance committee  This is procurement complaints. Is that what you're looking at? That 74, at the bottom of the page?

Finance committee  These are complaints that have been filed and then later withdrawn because the parties either have abandoned them or have worked things out.

Finance committee  No. We encourage people to try to resolve their issues before coming to us. Even after they've filed a case, they can withdraw it.

Finance committee  No. I believe there was confusion. The figures we can give you...

Finance committee  Concerning dumping and countervailing duties, for 2005-2006, we heard 18 cases, 234 appeals, 9 safeguard enquiries and 67 complaints on government contracts. That totals 328 cases.

Finance committee  It is low.

Finance committee  I think that is a small percentage of Canada's total trade is affected because in most of business deals, people do not complain. We are increasingly moving towards free trade and people believe that they do not have any reason to complain.

Finance committee  No. We are only able to react after the fact, because that is our mandate.

Finance committee  I cannot answer that question. It has no bearing.

Finance committee  The evolution of the global economy, as shaped by the WTO and bilateral accords, is reflected in what we do. I do not believe that an emergency team is required.

Finance committee  As I explained to your colleague earlier, it is excessively difficult to predict the outcome of the cases that will be heard by the tribunal.

Finance committee  Yes, we can probably do that, but I would reiterate what I said earlier on. In real terms we have not had an increase in our budget for seven or eight years. The increases that you see in the gross numbers have to do with collective agreements.

Finance committee  You raise two points. First, we have not asked for an increase. The 5 per cent you see is to pay the costs associated with the collective agreement. This is not a real increase. Second, we have a mandate to deal with cases. If we're not asked to conduct an investigation, we cann

Finance committee  I cannot answer that question. All I know is that we do not do this.

Finance committee  We have not done that calculation. We look at cases one at a time, but we have not added up the dollar value of the cases we have dealt with over a particular year.