Environment committee  There was a 6.4% reduction in intensity and an increase in greenhouse gases because of our volume of production.

Environment committee  It would be more than challenging. It would be quite impossible.

Environment committee  In Canada we have 15 cement plants. We employ approximately 2,000 people directly. Indirectly, for concrete, there would be 15,000 people, but you must understand that cement equals concrete and concrete equals construction, economic development, so induced jobs are hundreds of t

Environment committee  In fact, it is necessary that we advocate the use of the best material for the right application. Certainly the life cycle as a whole is important in the choice of materials. For instance, where cement is concerned we know that if there were more roads made of cement we would be

Environment committee  The Government of Canada carried out that study.

Environment committee  So, the longevity and durability of all cement structures are already recognized. This is a very durable material which has fundamental and important environmental qualities.

Environment committee  I'm going to repeat this, each sector has its own particular characteristics. If we don't take them into consideration the result will be regulations that are poorly adapted to reality. What everyone wants in all countries of the world...

Environment committee  In all the countries of the world this has already been recognized. We are examining the situation sector by sector because people recognize that there are differences. I tried to express them a bit.

Environment committee  We're certainly in the process of educating not only federal governments but provincial governments on the specific issues that relate to the cement sector. We are in the process of educating them so they have a better knowledge of what the issues are, and we will certainly be ab

Environment committee  Not on the sectoral level, certainly not.

Environment committee  I definitely would. That is why we're saying for the cement sector these fundamental characteristics must be taken into account in designing the cap-and-trade system. It's all in the details, which are important, talking about free allowances, auctioning processes, etc. We're not

Environment committee  What concerns us more is a target for each industrial sector. Insofar as the cement sector is concerned, we advocate that our sector be treated in a unique manner taking into account its specificities everywhere in Canada, in the United States and throughout the world. We advocat

Environment committee  That is what I am saying, insofar as the cement sector is concerned. A cap and trade system is conceivable to take into account all of the aspects you just mentioned. Indeed, certain sectors should make greater efforts, in particular the transportation sector in Quebec. More ef

Environment committee  We have the Turning the Corner framework, which we studied and certainly discussed at length with the federal government on all the issues. We're also working with provinces, certainly with British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec, on their plans, which are intimately linked with th

Environment committee  There's surely a distinction to be made between economy-wide targets. I think Quebec has expressed theirs, and so has the United States. Canada is at least deliberating upon choosing an economy-wide sector target. The cement industry is much more interested in knowing the cement