Finance committee  I talked about this issue earlier. I was saying that the Harper government's cuts were made in the context of an austerity policy. They have caused a lot of damage to the country. Now, with the money reinvested in the Canada Revenue Agency, we're at about the same point as befor

Finance committee  I say this as a citizen because I'm not really an expert in this field. You’re absolutely right, Mr. Julian, that we’re going to need incredible amounts of money over the next few years. The energy transition and the green transition will be expensive, and major public investme

Finance committee  The current problem is that absolutely colossal sums of money are disappearing without any way of tracing them. This means that there's a basic problem, which is fundamental. One of the solutions we see to this problem is the beneficial ownership identification regime, which wou

Finance committee  I completely agree with Mr. Lareau. I find it totally unacceptable that a company of this importance, a recognized company, should engage in such manoeuvres which go against the interests of the citizens of Canada. We have to wonder whether the government has entered into contr

Finance committee  One current issue is that no one is doing anything. Each country is waiting for the other country to respond. We then end up in a sort of spiral of inaction that's ultimately counterproductive. That's why, in our presentation, we asked Canada to become a leader in the fight agai

Finance committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me to appear before the committee today. The Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and Citizens' Action, or ATTAC, is an organization represented in several countries and on four continents. ATTAC‑Québec, like the other AT

Finance committee  I could point to a clause in the new agreement that runs counter to what you say. I'd like to discuss it with you. I can tell you that this is of concern to a lot of the people we deal with in various milieus. We are in fact discussing this topic. We aren't sure we have the prot

Finance committee  Yes, exactly. I agree completely on that point. Large businesses profit enormously from this entire system in Canada, that is to say a good health care system, a good educational system. We need to say so. It is advantageous for those businesses to deal with people who are healt

Finance committee  Good morning. I'd like to thank the committee for inviting me. The Quebec Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and Citizen's Action, ATTAC, is an international organization that focuses on financial issues, but from a citizen's perspective. The Quebec chapter

International Trade committee  I think we need to question what needs attention. I am talking about examining the design of agriculture. Right now, free trade agreements foster on type of agriculture, agro-industrial farming based on exports.

International Trade committee  It is not necessarily romantic to think of another kind of agriculture, such as organic agriculture. At this time that type of agriculture does not receive much government assistance and finds itself the loser, to some degree, in free trade agreements. It should also be able to e

International Trade committee  There is a crisis in Quebec in small and medium farms. A beautiful book was written about it in Quebec entitled La ferme impossible. We need to advocate for greater diversity and encourage local farming. The problem posed by free trade is that it only encourages one type of farm

International Trade committee  These issues are very important and essential. When we think of international trade, we must also think about how it is done. I feel that this agreement leaves the door wide open, with no questions asked. Earlier, you mentioned infrastructure, which is an interesting question.

International Trade committee  I think the free trade agreements provide strong support for exports on a large scale. In a way, those exports might become irrational. If a product that exists in Quebec is also available at a lower cost in another country far away, that product will be transported all the way h

International Trade committee  No, we were not consulted. In fact, no organization in civil society was properly consulted. I have followed the negotiations from the outset. There has been no proper consultation.