Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  Sometimes it's the way things have been done. For instance, we were critical of what was proposed for the telecom industry. Of course we are for competition and consumer protection and all that; however, we have to make sure that we don't disadvantage our companies.

Finance committee  As I said, we hailed the intention to have a better matching of training to employers' needs. As it has been mentioned, the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail du Québec has done some good work. Of course, the situation is not perfect and neither are our results. Ther

Finance committee  We were basically saying that we must make sure that the needs do not grow at the same pace as the economy. We also think that, over the longer term, the Canada Health Act should be reviewed, so as to give the provinces more flexibility if they deem that some of the needs need to

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. Indeed, we see them as levies on the economy. In the short term, an impact will certainly be felt. It's already clear that the economic recovery is very slow, not just in Canada, but also everywhere else, including the United States, Europe and emergi

Finance committee  We didn't really review the proposal. It is our position that those funds contribute to Quebec's economy, as we have already said.

Finance committee  Absolutely. The funds invest in a variety of sectors and not just in unionized workers' funds.

Finance committee  We made a statement indicating that the tax credit for the Fonds de solidarité had helped create jobs in Quebec; that sums up our statement. In the past, we have advocated revisiting the way the tax system treats all venture capital funds.

Finance committee  Good morning. The Quebec Employers Council would like to thank the Standing Committee on Finance for the opportunity to present its comments on the theme “Maximize job creation in consideration of the 2014-2015 federal budget preparations”. The maximizing of jobs is, of course,

Finance committee  Thank you. It is difficult to put a figure on the number of jobs lost. There are more estimates with regard to the impact of payroll taxes. Concerning corporate taxes, we know that Canada is seriously lagging in terms of productivity and private investment. With regard to that d

Finance committee  Are you referring to a pilot project in particular? Is that the one providing the five additional weeks?

Finance committee  With regard to the five additional weeks, we think that that is a good temporary measure. However, we do not think it should be made permanent. You also have to consider incentives to get people to return to work, because we are headed toward a labour shortage. That is the reason