Yes, try it again.
Evidence of meeting #62 for International Trade in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cptpp.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #62 for International Trade in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cptpp.
A video is available from Parliament.
4:55 p.m.
Foreign Trade Chair, Canadian Cattle Association
I can go ahead.
Going back to the original agreement on CPTPP, one advantage of being one of the early countries signing on to it was the ability to bring down tariffs quickly. That was key. Then we went back to carcass wash and all of that. The CETA and the EU and the U.K. agreements put us at a disadvantage, as compared to the CPTPP.
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Liberal
Terry Sheehan Liberal Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Being one of the original signatories, we have a little bit more mobility in being able to negotiate with future countries, to your point today.
Am I out of time?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Judy Sgro
Your five minutes are up, sir. Now the committee has some house business to take care of.
Thank you very much for the valuable information from our witnesses today. You can excuse yourselves so that we can go in camera, please.
I will suspend for now.
[Proceedings continue in camera]