Transatlantic Relations Unit

Visit of the Bureau of the Delegation for Relations with Canada Toronto, and Churchill 17 - 21 July 2011

REPORT

FDR888767 PE 442.542 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Delegation for the Relations with Canada Bureau Mission to Toronto, Winnipeg and Churchill 17 - 21 July 2011

Introduction

This visit to Canada continued to work towards the objective of the Delegation Chairman, Mr Philip Bradbourn, to prioritise visits to provinces not yet visited by European Parliament delegations; to meet with members of provincial legislatures, local businesses and civil society, in order, through discussions, to become more aware of issues important to these provinces, to Canada and to the EU.

The July 2011 visit came at an interesting moment in Canadian politics. The federal election of May 2011 had seen the vote for the mainstream Liberal party collapse, and the Liberals lose their position as "official" opposition. The Conservative party was able to form a majority government for the first time in ten years; the National Democratic Party saw a surge in their vote, particularly in Quebec province, to become the main opposition party. The Bloc Quebecois lost their status as an official party and the Green Party returned a member to Parliament for the first time ever.

Five provincial elections take place in October 2011 and during the visit in July, the provincial legislatures in both Ontario and were unsure if they would keep their majority (respectively Liberal and NDP).

Whilst the visit in July took place at a time the Federal Parliament was not actually in session in Ottawa, during the visit MEPs had the opportunity to meet and discuss with Federal MPs representing Ontario and Manitoba, as well as the MLAs (Members of the Legislative Assemblies) from both of these provinces, and local business representatives and government agencies.

The primary aim of the visit was to discuss trade, both the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement negotiations with the EU, the opening up of inter-province trade routes within Canada itself and other trans-national trade routes. The discussions in Toronto focussed on business and finance, whereas in Manitoba - Winnipeg and Churchill - the focus was principally centred on agriculture and issues relating to the sustainable development of remote, rural regions.

The EP delegation received a very warm welcome at all levels, the discussions were open and frank and mutually beneficial. The visit was extremely useful and informative, both for the and for the MEPs.

FDR888767 2 PE 442.542 Sunday, 17 July, Toronto, Ontario

Lewiston-Queenston-Bridge - US-Canada border crossing

At peak periods (Tuesdays-Thursdays) around 1,000-1,400 commercial vehicles daily cross the border between the US and Canada and there is a continuous flow of passenger traffic.

The MEPs were given a tour of the Canadian border inspection facilities including the state-of- art veterinary inspection area (one of three in Canada), the commercial vehicle inspection and the tourist screening area.

During the discussions with Canadian and US border guards - who came over from Buffalo especially for the meeting - MEPs were informed that the number of US border agents - 15 - who patrol the whole of the northern border of the US, has increased since 9/11; the main threat (for the US) is from their Southern borders, with significantly larger numbers of patrol agents.

Along the US-Canadian border, the only three rail crossing points are in the provinces of: - Quebec, - British Columbia and - Ontario.

These three crossing points are equipped with x-rays for 100% cargo scanning. There is very close US-Canadian collaboration and joint inspection teams comprised of representatives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the American border agency carry out regular checks.

The Lewiston-Queenston border crossing is not considered a main access point into Canada for refugees, who tend to arrive directly in Canada by air, rather than transiting through the US.

For the detection and prevention of fraudulent activities concerning commercial vehicles, customs officers stressed the importance of the experience of their officers in risk assessment and in the prior scrutiny for anomalies in cargo manifests. Advance intelligence is shared between the two authorities and sniffer dogs are used for drug and human smuggling. US and Canada are further cooperating by testing the use of RFID (radio-frequency identity data) tags on containers. Random checks are carried out on passenger vehicles; it is left to the discretion of the duty customs officer to decide who should be pulled aside for a thorough check. Whereas routine scanning is carried out for goods and animals, there is less recourse to scanning of people.

Frequent travellers who regularly cross between the US and Canada, use the NEXUS (eye identification) system for quick transit through the border controls and there is a similar programme in place for commercial traffic - "free and secure trade" (FAST).

FDR888767 3 PE 442.542 Monday, 18 July 2011 - Toronto

EABC - Canadian business associations

The discussions centred on the CETA negotiations and the concerns of Canadian companies with regard to intellectual property rights (IPR) and patent protection, especially for pharmaceutical companies. The pharmaceutical industry would like their drug patents to be protected from copying by generic drug companies for a longer period of time, and for stricter enforcement of this protection. The development cost of bringing a drug to market is costly and lengthy. Generics do not have any investment costs and make huge profits. Generics are marketed at only 89% of the initial drug cost. Doctors and pharmacists in Canada are obliged to prescribe and supply the cheapest drug; therefore drug companies find themselves obliged, in turn, to cut the selling price of their original drug.

Meeting with Ms Sandra Pupatello, Minister of Economic Development and Trade and Deputy Minister, Ms Wendy Tilford

Meeting with Mr Chisanga Puta-Chekwe, Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Meeting with Mr Peter Wallace, Deputy Minister of Finance

The meetings with the provincial ministers helped give the MEPs an insight and better understanding as to the relationship between federal and provincial government and inter- province and also made them more aware of the autonomous nature of the provinces.

On trade, Ontario province is very keen, as indeed are all provinces, in possibilities to find alternative trade markets to the US. The protectionist "Buy America" scheme has been implemented by 37 US states and has affected trade with Canada. CETA seems to have more support within Canada than the NAFTA agreement had, as NAFTA had brought with it the fear factor of firms relocating to take advantage of lower-paid workers, which will not be the case with CETA.

On immigration, Ontario has been very successful in attracting immigrants, especially well- educated middle-class citizens, usually with work experience. Canada is renowned for its multi- culturalism, tolerance and democracy, citizenship is granted after three years of continuous residence and the immigrants can keep their nationality and residence of origin. Great effort is made to assist integration of immigrants.

On finance, Mr Wallace explained the equalisation procedure whereby fiscal disparities between provinces are addressed by a transfer procedure at Federal level to provinces with lesser financial capacities, in order to bring about greater equality between provinces in terms of their levels of taxation and ability to provide comparable social programmes. The goal is to ensure citizens in all provinces have access to roughly the same level of social services – such as education and social assistance – without having to pay exorbitant levels of taxation. FDR888767 4 PE 442.542 Equalisation has been enshrined in the Constitution since 1982.

Critics say that the equalisation programme creates financial and economic dependency, especially in the Atlantic Provinces, who have no incentive to develop potential new sources of revenue. For equalisation calculations, a province’s fiscal capacity is measured against a national standard comprising the average taxing capacity of a number of given provinces. In 2007 the 33 different items of provincial revenues used to calculate a province’s fiscal capacity was reduced to only five types: personal income tax, business income tax, consumption tax, property tax and natural resources.

Until very recently Ontario province did not receive any equalisation payments, but in 2011 received a small contribution. ($2.200 billion or $166 per capita)

Presentation on Immigration settlement programmes by CIC (Citizenship Immigration Canada) Ontario Region

The CIC representatives gave a presentation on immigration policy and the settlement of newcomers in Ontario province

The Federal government regulates immigration to Canada and selects immigrants through the skilled workers entry programme. However, most provinces in Canada have an agreement with the that allows them to nominate immigrants who wish to settle in that province. Once the provincial nomination process, in the province where the applicant wishes to settle, has been completed, the applicant then submits an application through the CIC federal procedure, with the supporting provincial documentation. In Ontario in 2010, 84,000 immigrants were granted Canadian citizenship. Over 40% of all immigrants to Canada arrive in Ontario, with 80% intending to settle in the Greater Toronto area. Once an immigrant arrives in Ontario, one of 78 settlement agencies seeks to integrate newcomers into society. Language training into either English or French is provided and courses on increasing knowledge about Canada are proposed in order to facilitate full integration into social, cultural civic and economic life in Canada. Programmes on specific occupation training are also provided.

Six communities in Ontario resettle government assisted refugees with Toronto integrating the largest number. Refugees come mainly from the Horn of Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Visit to COSTI Immigrant Services (Service Provider Organization) COSTI provides educational, social, and employment services to help all immigrants in the Toronto area attain self-sufficiency in Canadian society. The Delegation visited a Costi Reception Centre for government assisted refugees. The Centre provides temporary accommodation, initial settlement services, childcare and housing services. An art therapy programme offers traumatized refugee children the opportunity to express themselves through art. The town house is located in a downtown suburb of Toronto and the refugees are well-received in the neighbourhood.

FDR888767 5 PE 442.542 Tuesday, 19 July 2011 - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Agri-food Round table

A most interesting round-table discussion took place organised by CAFTA - Canada Agri-Food Trade Alliance - with representatives from the biotech industry, cereals, pork and beef sectors. In the introductory remarks, members of CAFTA pointed out that, in their view, CETA is the most important bilateral agreement for Canada, whereas WTO is the most important multilateral agreement. CAFTA is focusing its attention on the EU, Japanese and South Korean FTAs, currently being negotiated by Canada. From a CAFTA point of view, CETA is more important than the NAFTA agreement.

50% of Canada's agriculture produce is for export, with 25% going to the US.

On the bio-tech industry in Canada, MEPs were informed that - Canola (Canadian oil, low acid) is a GM rapeseed, o 50% is for export, o 50% is crushed and 50% of the oil obtained from the crushed seeds is exported.

There are currently 43,000 Canola producers in Canada. Although Canola oil would not be sold in the EU for human consumption, it could be used for animal feed and fuel for industry. Lack of harmonised rules on trace elements, or low-level presence (LLPs) of GMOs commodities leads to confusion and could lead to shortages in feed supply.

Canola can be used as a biofuel if the producer complies with certain environmentally responsible farming practices such as the use of reduced fuel and pesticides. Attention must also be paid to soil, water and air conservation and no farming is allowed on land with high biodiversity. Sustainable cropping systems are also recommended. These requirements are outlined in the RED (renewable energy directive).

On the pork sector, the Animal Care Assessment (ACA) programme for animal welfare incorporating - care of animals - stockmanship - housing and environment was outlined to MEPs. A discussion took place on chemical castration of piglets.

Statistics were given about the beef and dairy sector, - there are 4.2 million beef cows in Canada, o 1 million dairy cows.

Together with Australia and the US, Canada shares a quota allocation of 20,000 tonnes for exports of beef (hormone free) to the EU. Canada actually, however, is a beef importer.

FDR888767 6 PE 442.542 Ms Anna Maria Magnifico, Executive Director, Internal Trade Secretariat

Although Canada has the potential of a united marketplace of 34 million people it is still a fragmented economic union. The Agreement on Internal Trade has existed for 16 years; its signatories are all ten provinces, two of the three territories and the Federal government. Its purpose is to reduce and eliminate barriers to the free movement of persons, goods, services, and investment within Canada and to establish an open, efficient, and stable domestic market.

The secretariat principally deals with procurement and dispute resolution, including disputes involving the recognition of professional credentials and energy distribution. A panel of up to three members is created for each dispute.

There are many similarities between the US and Canadian approach to breaking down internal trade barriers, however, it is generally felt that the US deals with internal trade issues in a more effective fashion than Canada.

A bilateral agreement on trade, investment and labour mobility was concluded between British Columbia and in 2007, and expanded in 2010 to include Saskatchewan, (it is expected that the agreement will soon include Manitoba). The New West Partnership Trade Agreement provides opportunity for continued economic growth in all three provinces.

Some of the benefits include the following:  Canada’s most open and competitive economy  Labour mobility  Business registration  Streamlined regulations  Enhanced competitiveness  Best value for public spending

Ultimately it is better to have a national agreement rather than a patchwork of smaller, bilateral (or multi-lateral) agreements.

Minister Rosann Wowchuk, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance (NDP)

As well as the portfolio of Deputy Premier and Finance Minister, Minister Wowchuk is responsible for the administration of the Manitoba Hydro Act which provides for efficient, economical supply of electric power for the needs of the province. Flooding is an annual challenge and severe flooding had occurred in spring 2011. Since the last major flood in 1997, more than $1 billion has been invested in flood prevention efforts. Dams in the north of the country have been built in partnership with First Nation representatives.

Manitoba is expecting to balance its budget this fiscal year (2011). The federal government, through the equalisation process, will pay $CAD1.666 billion (per capita $1,351), making Manitoba the third highest beneficiary of the six provinces receiving equalisation payments.

The development of Churchill is of major importance to the province.

FDR888767 7 PE 442.542 Minister , Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (NDP)

Cattle farms are the most predominant farms in Manitoba, followed by grain (wheat, barley and pats, rye and mixed grains) and oilseed (flaxseed, canola, sunflowers and soybean) farming, and wheat farms (35.3%, 25.8% and 9.8%) make up more than 70% of the farms in the province. An average grain farm would comprise of 800 hectares whereas the largest cattle ranch is about 2,500 hectares.

Manitoba's cow herd totals more than 530,000 animals and is the third highest in Canada behind Alberta and Saskatchewan.

All Manitoba dairy farms market their milk through the national supply management system - a marketing system that maintains the supply of milk to closely match the actual market demand within Canada through the issuance of quotas to dairy farmers. All cattle are sold with their dairy quota.

Manitoba province does not agree with the federal government's proposal to disband the Canadian Wheat Board, based in Winnipeg. The CWB is the sole selling agent for wheat and barley from Western Canadian farmers and is disliked by some who resent its monopoly.

Farm management programmes in Manitoba province include water management, replenishing wetlands, construction of flood defences and drainage.

Wednesday, 20 July 2011 - Churchill, Manitoba

The delegation had requested to visit Churchill, the most northerly populated area of Manitoba with a population of 923 inhabitants. It is located on the western shore of Hudson Bay adjacent to Wapusk National Park and is accessible only by air, train and sea. The purpose of the visit was to see the trade possibilities offered by the of Churchill, which is ’s only deep-water Arctic port. The "Arctic Gateway" provides access for ocean freight during the four months mid-July to November when the Hudson Bay and Arctic are free of ice. A train line links Churchill to the town of The Pas and Winnipeg, southern Manitoba. Using the Arctic Gateway route provides a cost-effective route for Canadian prairie province farmers to ship grain to Northern Europe, Russia, China and the Middle East. From Winnipeg, goods can be shipped east-west across Canada or further south to the US and Latin America, reaching a consumer market of over 100 million people.

The visit also provided the opportunity to meet the mayor, councillors, businessmen and civil society and discuss sustainable development in Churchill and the problems and issues faced to support a community where the only access is by rail (40 hours train ride to Winnipeg) or by plane (2.30-hour flight to Winnipeg).

The town of Churchill has 28 km of asphalted road, linking the Research Centre to the town and the Prince of Wales Fort to the North-West.

FDR888767 8 PE 442.542 The is owned by OmniTRAX, an American company specialising in private railroad and transportation management, providing intermodal terminal facilities at , and industrial switching operations.

In 1997 Omnitrax bought the port of Churchill from the Government of Canada. It also purchased the rail line from The Pas, Manitoba to Churchill which operates as the Hudson Bay Railway. Due to the severe weather conditions, the port, which was constructed in the 1930's, needs constant maintenance and investment to keep it operational.

The Churchill Gateway Development Corporation, which includes representatives from the Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba and OmniTRAX, was established in June 2003 to market the Port of Churchill by diversification of products handled at the port and building up a two-way traffic flow. This has taken on an added urgency due to the Federal Government's announcement to disband the Canadian Wheat Board in 2012. Whereas two-way shipping greatly reduces costs, ships generally arrive empty in the Port of Churchill, therefore efforts are being concentrated on diversification through the importation of fuel, fertiliser and specialised crops. The Port is developing a link and supply route for the Kivalliq region of Nunavut territory and the small, isolated communities located on the Hudson Bay. Interest in mining iron-ore, gold and uranium in the Kivalliq region is expected to significantly increase the need for mining and other supplies needed in Nunavut.

The Port of Churchill is one of the major employers for the Churchill Community. Another major source of employment and income comes from tourism with many eco-tourists who enjoy bird-watching and whale-spotting (beluga whales) in the short summer and who drive out onto the tundra to observe polar bears in the winter. Employment possibilities offered by the Port and tourism are seasonal.

The Churchill Regional Health Authority (RHA) is the largest employer in the area. The RHA provides health programmes and services to the residents of Churchill and the communities of the Kivalliq Region of the Territory of Nunavut - a population of around 11,000. Due to its latitude and proximity to the ocean, Churchill experiences extreme weather conditions. The RHA has to provide care to injured or ill patients who cannot be evacuated when flying conditions are bad. These severe conditions may last several hours or several days. Doctors and nurses tend not to stay in the community on a long-term basis resulting in a lack of knowledge of the patient's medical history and making it difficult to build up a rapport between the doctor/nurse-patient.

Other challenges facing the community are education, health education, heavy smoking and alcohol and substance abuse. No food is grown in Churchill and there is no livestock, all food produce has to be imported - at a high cost. Fresh fruit and vegetables are luxury items. It is, therefore, difficult to encourage healthy, active lifestyles with temperatures dropping to -36°C and winds up to 45kms/hour.

Covering 11,475 square kilometers south and east of Churchill Manitoba, Wapusk National Park is a vast, low-lying plain beside Hudson Bay. The park and adjacent lands are recognised world- wide for their biological diversity. The park is home to one of the largest concentrations of polar bear maternity dens in the world and hosts research programmes on polar bears and their conservation.

FDR888767 9 PE 442.542 The park has no roads; therefore, the number of visitors is limited due to access, especially in summer when the permafrost has melted and access is by helicopter only. A Visitor's Reception Centre in the centre of Churchill, run by the National Parks of Canada traces the historical origins of Churchill, the fur trade and the development of the Hudson Bay Trading Company.

The delegation also visited the brand new premises of the Churchill Northern Studies Centre. the CNSC is a research and education facility located 23 km east of the town of Churchill on the Hudson Bay. It essentially provides accommodation and logistical support to scientific researchers working principally on northern/arctic research and biodiversity. It is an ideal location for research into marine, northern boreal forest, and tundra ecospheres and the teeming wildlife.

The visit to Churchill provided a rare and excellent opportunity for MEPs to gain better knowledge of the sustainable development of communities in remote areas.

Thursday, 21 July 2011 - Winnipeg, Manitoba

CentrePort

CentrePort Canada was created by Manitoba province in 2008. By transforming 20,000 acres of land around Winnipeg's International Airport into a hub for the manufacture, distribution and warehousing of goods in North America, the province wanted to create more economic opportunities for Winnipeg and to make the city attractive for business investments

Diane Gray, chief executive officer of CentrePort Canda and formerly the Deputy Minister of Federal-Provincial and International Relations and Trade for the Province of Manitoba, Canada, outlined the vision for the development of CentrePort.

Manitoba is a transportation hub linking eastern, western and . All traffic in Canada going east-west or north-south typically funnels through Manitoba. Winnipeg lies midway between Montreal and Vancouver, Mexico City and Nunavut. One hour south of Winnipeg is the Emerson crossing to the US, one of the busiest freight crossing points between Canada and the US.

CentrePort Canada will offer tri-modal transportation (road, rail and air) and will provide easy access to major national and international road, rail and sea corridors and gateways. It also offers Foreign Trade Zone benefits including duty deferral, sales tax relief and customs bonded warehouses.

Trade and Justice Network

MEPs met with representatives from the Trade and Justice network who shared their concerns over the CETA negotiations, in particular seals, the oil sands, public procurement, generic drugs

FDR888767 10 PE 442.542 and asbestos. They were also concerned that labour conditions would be weakened due to CETA. The MEPs tried to allay their concerns.

Agriculture and CETA

The MEPs were welcomed to the ranch of Mr Martin Unrau, Vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association. During a tour of a ranch to inspect cattle and canola fields, comparison of farming methods, the size of farms and coping with farming in harsh weather conditions in both Europe and Canada were discussed.

Roundtable discussion with the Canola Council of Canada

The MEPs were able to continue the discussion started at the Agri-food roundtable on Tuesday 19th July on cereal farming in the Prairie Provinces and GMOs and LLPs.

Conclusions

The visit provided an excellent insight into the areas of interest highlighted by the MEPs prior to the visit: namely immigration, finance, trade and CETA, and agriculture. Although the Canadian Federal parliament was not in session, the MEPs met their counterparts from the Federal Parliament CEPA (Canada Europe Parliamentary Association) in Toronto and were able to meet the "Manitoba Caucus" of Conservative Federal MPs in Winnipeg.

Having the opportunity during the one visit, to visit Toronto, a multi-cultural, busy, thriving financial centre; Winnipeg, a medium-sized provincial capital and Churchill, a remote, small community struggling to sustain and keep its population, certainly raised awareness amongst the MEPs of the very different economic, social and cultural challenges faced by the local, provincial and the Federal authorities.

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Visit of the Bureau of the Delegation for Relations with Canada Toronto, Winnipeg and Churchill 17-21 July 2011

FINAL PROGRAMME

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FDR888767 12 PE 442.542 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Delegation for the Relations with Canada Bureau Mission to Toronto and Winnipeg 17-21 July 2011

Programme

Saturday 16 July Toronto

Individual arrivals in Toronto

HOTEL: The Fairmont Royal York 100 Front Street W Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J1E3 TEL (416) 368-2511 FAX (416) 368-9040 [email protected]

Sunday 17 July Toronto

09h30 depart hotel for US-Canada border crossing Lewiston-Queenston-Bridge

11h00 meeting with Mr Dave Berardi, Director Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) (cellphone +1 905 329 1560) and US Chief Customs Officer Keith Hunt from the Port of Buffalo, USA. Visit of Lewiston-Queenston-Bridge border crossing infrastructure.

Contact : Angela Willows, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) [email protected] Telephone : 613-957-6622

Monday, 18 July, Toronto

08:00 departure for

08:15-09:30 EABC breakfast Contact - Michael Maibach [email protected] and Laura Reidy [email protected] Venue: Visa offices, 40 King Street West, Suite 3700, Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2

09:15-09:45 Meeting with Deputy Minister John Burke of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs (Mrs Jeggle only)

Venue : Queen's Park, 900 , main lobby and proceed to Hearst Block, 8th floor Deputy Minister's Boardroom FDR888767 13 PE 442.542 FDR888767 14 PE 442.542 10:00-10:40 Meeting with Ms Sandra Pupatello, Minister of Economic Development and Trade and Deputy Minister, Ms Wendy Tilford

Venue : Queen's Park, 900 Bay street, main lobby and proceed to Hearst Block, 8th floor Deputy Minister's Boardroom

11:00-11:30 Meeting with Mr Chisanga Puta-Chekwe, Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Venue : 400 University avenue, 6th floor, Minister's boardroom

11.45-12h15 Meeting with Mr Peter Wallace, Deputy Minister of Finance

Venue : 7 Queen's Park Crescent, Frost building south, main lobby and proceed to 7th floor, Trillium Boardroom

Contact: Nick Cheeseman, Senior Policy Advisor for Western Europe Office of International Relations and Protocol, Intergovernmental Affairs Cabinet Office, 1075 Bay St., Suite 830, Toronto Ontario, M5S 2B1 Cell : 416 569-7780 Email: [email protected]

12:30 Lunch hosted by Mr David Tilson, MP for Dufferin - Caledon, Ontario and Chair of the Canada- Europe Parliamentary Association, accompanied by Ms Lois Brown MP Newmarket-Aurora, Ontario, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation Mr Corneli Chisu, MP for Pickering - Scarborough East, Ontario Mr Peter Goldring, MP for East, Alberta Ms Nicole Robbins, EA to Mr David Tilson Venue: Pangaea Restaurant, 1221 Bay Street (at Bloor), Toronto Tel: 1 461 920 2323 Contact: Philippe Mela, CEPA, Ottawa

13h45 depart for

14:10 arrival at CIC (Citizenship Immigration Canada) Ontario Region, 25 St. Clair Ave. E, 7th floor

14:15 Meeting with Lucille LeBlanc, Regional Director General & Veronica Barnes, Regional Director, Settlement, Intergovernmental Affairs, Multiculturalism Overview of Ontario Region and presentation on Settlement

Venue: 25 St Clair Avenue East, Suite 700 Toronto, M4T 1M2 Contact: Nancy Fishburn Tel: 416 954 7883 [email protected]

15:30 Visit to COSTI Immigrant Services (Service Provider Organization) FDR888767 15 PE 442.542 o Settlement Officer: Sakthy Nithianandan, Karen Cecco o Supervisor: Rosanna McLeod

Venue: 100 Lippincott Street, Toronto ON M5S 2P1 (close to intersection of College and Bathurst)

15:30 Meeting with Mr Douglas Porter, Deputy Chief Economist, Capital Markets, Bank of Montreal,

(Mr Klinz only)

Contact: Douglas Porter +1 416-359-4887 [email protected] Venue: sixth floor, 1 First Canadian Place, at the corner of 100 King Street West and Bay Street

17h30 return to hotel

18:30 meeting with Ambassador Ross Hornby, Fairmont Royal York Hotel

Tuesday, 19 July, Toronto

07:00 Depart for Lester B. Pearson Airport by private minibus

09:30 Departure of flight AC 261 to Winnipeg

10:58 Arrive Winnipeg transfer to hotel for check-in

HOTEL :The Fairmont Winnipeg 2 Lombard Place Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3B0Y3 TEL (204) 957-1350 FAX (204) 956-1791 [email protected]

12:30-14:00 Agri-food Round table,

Venue : Viterra Board room 28th Floor, 201 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg Contact : Kathleen Sullivan, Executive Director, CAFTA Tel : +1 (613) 560 0500 [email protected] or [email protected]

14:15 meeting with Executive director of the Internal trade Secretariat, (re breaking down of inter province trade barriers) FDR888767 16 PE 442.542 Ms Anna Maria Magnifico, Executive Director, Internal Trade Secretariat

Tel: (204) 987 8094 [email protected] Venue : Viterra Board room 28th Floor, 201 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg

15:30-16:00 Minister Rosann Wowchuk, Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance

16:00 Minister Stan Struthers, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) met by Mr. Dwight MacAulay, Chief of Protocol

Contact: Cameron Derksen, Senior Policy Analyst, Federal-Provincial and International Relations, Government of Manitoba 609-386 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3R6 Tel: +1 (204) 945-5644, [email protected]

18h00 meeting with Manitoba Caucus MPs Venue : Hotel Fairmont

Wednesday, 20 July, Churchill

06:00 Depart hotel for airport

07:20 Depart on MO 541 for Churchill

accompanied by Mrs Joy Smith, MP for Kildonian-St Paul, Manitoba

10:00 Arrive Churchill, met by Mayor Mike Spence and Mike Ogborn, President, Churchill Gateway Development Corporation and Managing Director, OmniTRAX Canada at the airport

10:45 – 12:00 Transport to the Port of Churchill and presentation at the Port by Mike Ogborn, President of CGDC: (Arctic Gateway – Transport Route via Arctic to Russia/China) and the Hudson Bay Railway which serves the Port)

Tour of the Port Contact : Shane Hutchins, Port Manager Tel. +1(204) 675-8823, Extension 213 Email: [email protected]

12:15 – 13:30 Discussion with town representatives and business representatives on "living in the north", economic outlook, presentation of local enterprises

13:30 – 14:30 Presentation by Parks Canada at VIA Station (protection of natural resources)

14:30 – 15:30 Tour of Churchill, including Eskimo museum

FDR888767 17 PE 442.542 16:00 – 18:00 Presentation of Churchill Northern Studies Centre (subarctic Research Centre)

Contact: Rebecca Allen, Executive Assistant Tel: +1 (204)675-8871 phone Fax: +1 (204)675-2934 fax Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

18:30 Depart Churchill Flight MO 542

21:00 Arrival in Winnipeg, transfer to hotel

Thursday, 21 July, Winnipeg

09:00 depart hotel for

09h30-10h30 Meeting with CentrePort’s president and CEO, Diane Gray 2000 Wellington Avenue, Room 128

contact: Erik Grimolfson, Policy Advisor Office of the Honourable Janis G. Johnson, Senator, Manitoba Office: +1 613.996.6071 Fax: +1 613.992.5029 e-mail:[email protected]

Departure for airport : Philip Bradbourn and Wolf Klinz

12:45 –14:00 Drive to Bar 88 Ranch, MacGregor, Manitoba Contact : Kathleen Sullivan, Executive Director, CAFTA Tel : +1 (613) 560 0500 [email protected] or [email protected]

14:00-16:00 Discussions on agriculture and CETA with cattle rancher and proprietor: Martin Unrau, Vice President Canadian Cattlemen Association, Foreign Trade Committee Vice Chair, Animal Health Committee Co-Chair and sits on the Domestic Agriculture and Policy Regulation committee

16:00-17:30 Return to Winnipeg

19:30 Roundtable discussion with the Canola Council of Canada Location: Fusion, 550 Academy Road, Winnipeg Contact : Kathleen Sullivan, Executive Director, CAFTA Tel : +1 (613) 560 0500 [email protected] or [email protected]

22h00 Return to hotel

Friday 22 July, Winnipeg

Individual departures to Europe

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Bureau Mission to Toronto and Winnipeg 17-21 July 2011

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Members Political Group Country

Mr Philip BRADBOURN ECR United Kingdom

Mrs Elisabeth JEGGLE EPP Germany

Mr Wolf KLINZ ALDE Germany

Mr Ioan ENCIU S&D Romania

Mr Ioannis KASOULIDES EPP Cyprus

Secretariat Transatlantic Relations Unit

Ms Morag DONALDSON Administrator

Ms Catherine DRAYCOTT Assistant

EPP European People's Party S&D Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament ALDE Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ECR European Conservatives and Reformists Group

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Transatlantic Relations Unit

Bureau Mission to Toronto and Winnipeg 17-21 July 2011

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Committees and Delegations Political Group Mr Philip BRADBOURN ECR1 Chairman, Delegation for Relations with Canada UNITED Committee on Regional Development KINGDOM

Ms Elisabeth JEGGLE EPP2 Vice-Chair, Delegation for Relations with Canada GERMANY Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Subcommittee on Human Rights

Mr Wolf KLINZ ALDE3 Vice-Chair, Delegation for Relations with Canada GERMANY Chair, Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Mr Ioan ENCIU S&D4 Committee on Industry, Research and Energy ROMANIA Delegation for relations with Canada Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council

1 European Conservatives and Reformists Group 2 Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) 3 Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe 4 Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament FDR888767 20 PE 442.542 Committees and Delegations Political Group Mr Ioannis KASOULIDES EPP2 Rapporteur, Committee on Foreign Affairs CYPRUS Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean

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