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House Hansard - 63

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Mrs. Rechie Valdez (Mississauga—Streetsville, Lib.)
  • May/3/22 3:10:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as a former small business owner who knows first-hand the struggles that small businesses and entrepreneurs faced throughout the pandemic, I know that expanding trade ties with the Philippines is crucial in our trade diversification strategy as it is a fast-growing market and would create new economic opportunities for Canadian businesses of all sizes. Can the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development update us on what our government is doing to strengthen our economic and commercial relationships with the Philippines and Filipino-Canadian businesses?
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Context: House Hansard - 63 - May/3/22
Hon. Mary Ng (Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Lib.)
  • May/3/22 3:11:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this weekend Canada and the Philippines signed an agreement to establish a joint economic commission. The Philippines is a growing, dynamic market in the Indo-Pacific region. This is going to help Canadian businesses of all sizes export more into this market and become more competitive globally. We will also continue to build the people-to-people ties, with over a million Filipino-Canadians who call Canada home. I want to say to those entrepreneurs that this is a great way to kick off Asian Heritage Month.
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