Jim Peterson
Jim Peterson
James Scott "Jim" Peterson, PCis a retired Canadian politician and former Minister of International Trade...
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What is most frustrating about U.S. protectionism is that it protects no one, ... Rather than encouraging engagement, it allows an inefficient U.S. lumber industry to turn its back on a rapidly changing global marketplace. Protectionism removes the impetus for industry to invest, improve, adapt and be globally competitive.
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Very often (data disparities start) on political boundaries, where one country had better surveying than the other,
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We've been off the gold standard for an awful long time in this country. We want to see NAFTA respected,
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We were primarily interested in getting something pretty.
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We will continue to enforce our legal rights under the WTO, NAFTA and before the U.S. courts, and we will continue government-to-government advocacy, but we will also take our case to the court of public opinion,
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Obviously, that's another factor that's going to play into spring wheat trends.
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Significant challenges remain ... including what can be achieved in Hong Kong in December so we need to continue to press as hard as we can,
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The story of the training in Utah is just not well-known.
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I've talked to some old-timers. Nobody's ever heard of anybody doing that before.
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This new flexibility which goes well beyond the 1995 agreement will improve how the NAFTA works and it will make North America more competitive.
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So we're making great steps in order to enhance our presence there. . . . We want a bigger share of those huge markets which represent 38 per cent of the world's population.
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Decorative concrete is one of the hottest building trends today. The more understanding that a contractor has about what consumers are spending big money on, the more successful they will be. That's why we supply this valuable data to the market.
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Back yards are being transformed into luxurious extensions of the house. They're the new favorite room to relax, entertain, and cook. And the heart and soul of the backyard resort area is the concrete patio.
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That park hasn't been paying for itself for a long, long time.