Industry committee  In the areas we've taken advantage of it locally in Boeing Winnipeg it has been very generous. Quite honestly, if I had more resources to put in, adding up all the things we do that could take advantage of the credit, I would certainly do that. When it's time to make hardware a

Industry committee  I would agree with Mr. Boitson. Obviously a business like Boeing, which has to have market access around the globe, will mandate some additional regional benefits to other countries outside of Canada. In terms of the work we do here in Canada, though, we see those firms as suppli

Industry committee  Any time you can have a council or an entity inside a government be an advocate for your presence in the marketplace, it's a good thing, as long as you don't create a mindset that it's there for a handout. If you can do it in terms of helping navigate strong, healthy legislation

Industry committee  It could probably be strengthened, from my outlook. I've only been a resident of Canada for little under a year. I think there are some things that could be stronger and some collaboration that could be healthier, but to be honest, the influx of the government and the influence o

Industry committee  I think in this area of creating a talent pool, it's really a matter of helping shape the mindset of parents so they can help shape the mindset of youth, that manufacturing is an attractive business to be in, that math and science are admirable fields to be in. If you can change

Industry committee  [Inaudible--Editor]...relative to immigration laws and citizenship are the elements of the regulations that might be ITAR-related from a U.S. government standpoint; these proscribe members from countries such as China from working on certain things. In order to tap a resource bas

Industry committee  It would definitely cause industry and those members in industry to compete for the value of the IRBs, based on their skill sets, and not be as prescriptive in terms of putting equal value or a prescribed amount in the four regions. That would then, in the case of some of the thi

Industry committee  I've always felt that competition drives greatness, and a free ride does not always drive greatness.

Industry committee  Given that the Canadian dollar is on an incline, and it's a very attractive currency at the moment, competing on the open market globally you come down to two things when you do business in aerospace: you either have the technology and innovation no one else has that you can depl

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  Thank you. The element of the environment is an important aspect that the Boeing Company is taking on in a vigorous way this year. We're doing it as a response to some of our market access in Europe, but more so because we see it as a competitive advantage in the future. All of

Industry committee  I probably do not have the facts right, but when the minister announced the industrial regional benefits here a couple of months ago, I believe the announcement was in the $350 million or $360 million range for investment that the Boeing company had already identified as part of

Industry committee  I can speak to that from the Boeing Company standpoint. We do not compete with the other members of the panel; we actually see them as our collaborators. In the case of Magellan, they are a key supplier to Boeing commercial aircraft and a key supplier to Boeing Winnipeg. Our co