International Trade committee  Quite frankly, I find it a little hard to assess. I'm not saying we can't try doing it. I think probably the big problem in trying to assess the impact of that trade agreement is that it's very hard to assess what type of improved market access we'll have into Korea, because we'r

International Trade committee  I can't tell, but I suspect it's not only for Canadian companies.

International Trade committee  They have very close relationships with their suppliers. It's very hard to penetrate that. It's always been very hard to penetrate that. It's more or less the same thing in Japan with the keiretsu. It's a market structure dynamic. It's very hard to penetrate these markets just be

International Trade committee  I think it's important to ensure that trade--and you said it in your comment--is free but fair as well. And dispute settlement mechanisms.... It's quite important to have something that's efficient and effective in dealing with some of these issues. There have been precedents b

International Trade committee  Merci beaucoup. Bonne après midi. I'm here this afternoon to represent Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters. We're Canada's leading trade and industry association. I'll talk a little about the state of manufacturing and exporting right now in Canada, and then I'll talk about s

Human Resources committee  How much time do we have?

Human Resources committee  First of all, I'd like to say that I appreciate your comments. In our opinion, what comes out of all this, according to what all the parties have said, is that nobody likes labour conflicts. With regard to the regulations that are before us, we are concerned because these are ser

Human Resources committee  Allow me to answer very briefly. I'm getting tired of the constant comparison between the BC system or the Quebec system to the federal system, because we are not seeking to regulate the same things. Economic activities are regulated by the federal government. This is what we h

Human Resources committee  Allow me to make a second comment. Mr. Hattin knows that he must respect provincial regulations and has taken the time to travel and share his concerns with you. He said that he had to import machinery to serve his clients in the United States, and showed to what extent Canadian

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Jean Michel Laurin, and I am Vice-President of Research and Public Affairs for the Quebec division of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters. I would like to thank the committee for the opportunity to express the views of