Industry committee  I think first, while they're in the supply chain sector itself, yes, there are some lower-paying jobs, but there are also some pretty good-paying jobs. In Alberta, for example, we have people who own and operate warehouses there who are paying something like $28 or $30 an hour an

Industry committee  I just want to add, again, from a service industry perspective, that what we're really seeing happening is U.S. multinationals shutting their distribution centres in Canada or downsizing them dramatically, and of course they use a third-party logistics provider or warehouse opera

Industry committee  We're just beginning some research on that, because we're just starting to hear it from our members. It's just appalling; I have four members on my board who've lost their jobs in the last few weeks running distribution centres. They've been told to downsize. All four were workin

Industry committee  From my perspective of serving on a lot of committees—and so does Mr. Lennox—our CBSA is struggling to maintain a service level that's adequate. It's getting scarier because the border is getting stickier. The reality is that it is understaffed. Now, with all the employees havi

Industry committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Thank you for the invitation for a chance to talk a bit about the supply chain and logistics services sector. Our association has about 1,000 members across Canada. They're not corporate members; they're individual members wh