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Transport committee Currently, we have about 500 members.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee Unfortunately, I don't have exact numbers. I would say roughly 200 would probably be smaller. The balance would be medium. That also includes suppliers, which of course get into corporations as well. Maybe the last, say, 70 to 80 companies are members but are—
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee We're spread right across the country. However, there is a significant—again, I don't remember the exact numbers off the top of my head. In Ontario, it's a very large number. Alberta is our next largest. Then, British Columbia and Quebec are very similar.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee Ontario, I believe, is just a little over 100.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee Our best swag right now is that we feel we probably could hit the 650 or so mark. There are still a lot of other small ma and pa shops out there, and other companies and dealers.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee It would be pretty close.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee That was the association.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee Essentially, what we had was this rear impact guard standard to meet. It was going to require a very large test rig, and the testing requirement was significant and substantially different from what the U.S. equivalent guard was. So we gathered together all the trailer members wh
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee Yes.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee Other than, as I say, possibly on the R and D, there could be tax relief for trying to do some of the exercises like we just talked about, to try to help them out a little bit with those funds, because they were still significant.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee That's not really regulation, though. I'm not really familiar enough with all of the other tax implications, etc., to provide information on what those other departments could help on.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee That is correct.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee Yes, and I think that's why they exist.
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore
Transport committee I have to think that more could be done, and the government could help promote without spending a fortune, but coming up with ways to help push things along.... You're absolutely correct. There is a lot of work being done by various associations and groups to move technology for
March 15th, 2012Committee meeting
Don Moore