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Canada needs a new US strategy

Remarks to the Standing Committee on International Trade Study on the Canada-United States Relationship and its Impacts on the Electric Vehicle, Softwood Lumber and other sectors Madam Chair, committee members, thank you for the invitation to take part in your […]

Responding to Ontario’s consumer privacy consultation

Sent to The Hon. Ross Romano, M.P.P., Ontario’s Minister of Government and Consumer Services, in response to the province’s consumer privacy consultation. Dear Minister, The Business Council of Canada welcomes this opportunity to take part in Ontario’s consumer privacy consultation. […]

Response to Canada’s call for a National Infrastructure Assessment

Letter to The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, responding to the National Infrastructure Assessment. Dear Minister, Thank you for the opportunity to host a roundtable meeting as part of the National Infrastructure Assessment.  This memo builds on […]

Developing a digital economy with a strong foundation of trust and confidence

Submission on Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Letter to Chris Warkentin, M.P. and Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and […]

Buy American and the impact on North American competitiveness

Submission to the House of Commons Special Committee on the Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States. Mr. Chairman, committee members, thank you for the invitation to take part in your meeting on Buy America and the economic relationship […]

Reform of the World Trade Organization

Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade on reform of the World Trade Organization. Madam Chair, committee members, thank you for the invitation to take part in your meeting on Reform of the World Trade Organization. […]

Implementing the continuity trade agreement between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Remarks to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade on Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Madam Chair, committee members, thank […]

Trade between Canada and the United Kingdom

Remarks to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade on trade between Canada and the United Kingdom. Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members, for the invitation to take part in your meeting on trade between Canada and […]

2020 Pre-Budget submission

Our country is in a very different place today than it was just a few months ago. We are faced with a dual challenge of considerable magnitude: a difficult and non-linear transition to a safe and sustainable recovery and the […]

Remarks to Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology on the Investment Canada Act

Remarks delivered by Brian Kingston, Vice President of Fiscal and International Policy, to the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology Madam Chair, committee members, thank you for the invitation to take part in your consultations on […]