Industry committee  With you coming from Windsor, you would understand that Ontario and the northern United States are actually one economic unit. Believe it or not, we actually have some allies with the governors of the northern states. They understand the importance of being able to move the goods

Industry committee  I think infrastructure and sectoral support are very important, because that paves the way for the future. Obviously we went through a period where infrastructure was really let go in this country, and that has trickled right down to the municipalities. If we could bolster the in

Industry committee  Yes, I made sure that my EA contacted you to get this information. We'll put together a resolution. We'll send it to our Durham region colleagues for endorsement, and we'll make sure it goes to all municipalities.

Industry committee  Thank you very much. As I mentioned in my notes, we just had a Durham economic summit on October 12. It represented small businesses through to large businesses. They're all feeling the pressures, of course, in this day and age. That's how we came up with the recommendations I'v

Industry committee  To whom is the question asked?

Industry committee  It's always more difficult to create new ideas and bring them to market. Somebody can always copy you. I guess that's where our own Canadian laws have to be strong. The federal government also has a role with other countries to make sure there are stiffer penalties when somebody

Industry committee  We're a great fossil fuel producer here in Canada, and of course we have our technologies. It's about the energy of the future, whether it be nuclear or fission, whatever: it's making sure we channel those resources. I mentioned the energy cluster in my presentation. Putting inve

Industry committee  Thank you very much. As far as incentives, I'll first of all give you some background. As you know, in Ontario, municipalities are precluded from providing financial incentives to locate manufacturing or get investment into our communities. That's probably a good thing, in the

Industry committee  Thank you. We haven't had much discussion on that particular point, and I hadn't really grasped the severity of it. By you asking the question, I understand very much how that can just really tie up the border and slow things right down. We could take that to our councils throug

Industry committee  The automotive mayors meet regularly, and this has been an issue that's front and centre. It's not just a Windsor issue or an Oakville issue. It's an issue for us as well. So many of the trucks have to cross the borders repeatedly for us to produce a vehicle right here in Oshawa

Industry committee  Thank you very much, and welcome to our city. I admire you for your deliberations going across Canada. On behalf of the City of Oshawa council I'd like to thank you for inviting me here today to provide some insights into Oshawa's manufacturing sector. The manufacturing sector