Environment committee  Speaking for our company, Plasco, I think what Mr. Nickel has expressed is actually where we need to begin. There needs to be a step forward to recognize that we need to deal with greenhouse gases. I think what specific instrument is chosen is secondary. We know, in our particula

Environment committee  The model that I referenced, that I think is the most comprehensive and the most up to date right now, is in the U.K. What they're doing in the U.K. is supporting, in our particular case, a higher price for electricity to support innovative systems as opposed to proven systems. T

Environment committee  Committee members, thank you very much for your kind invitation and for your interest and work in the important area of municipal waste management in Canada. As mentioned, my name is Edmond Chiasson, and I should apologize that all of my remarks will be in English. Even though I

International Trade committee  We're still not making any money, but we're big thinkers, and we think we'll eventually make a lot of money.

International Trade committee  When we look at the world today, we believe that Europe and China will be the large markets for what we do, which is the creation of innovative energy from waste technology, because they need to upgrade their infrastructure. In Europe there's a strong push to reduce waste in land

International Trade committee  I think something we're learning as a company is the expectations we should have when dealing with our trade commissioner service. That's a very fair question. I actually couldn't sleep the other night, so I looked at the testimony of some of the previous witnesses who appeared

International Trade committee  Actually, I think that was Bruce's comment, but I'll say this, though. We have also worked with the Ontario government and the Province of Alberta, who have officers on the ground in various jurisdictions, and I have to admit that it has been our experience that they are pretty w

International Trade committee  I just want to comment. I'm not sure if this is part of your mandate, but at our company I've been surprised that two countries, the U.K. and France, have been very aggressive in meeting with us to go to France and make an investment there. So to what extent is the Canadian Tra

International Trade committee  Bonjour. My name is Edmond Chiasson. I'm vice-president of public affairs for a company based here in Ottawa called Plasco Energy Group. I am an Acadian, but it would be easier for me to make my comments in English, if possible. Plasco Energy is actually quite an interesting