Finance committee  Over the long haul for phasing it out? No, I think what we've chosen to do instead is recommend areas that are priorities, whether areas that have counterintuitive public policy.... A case in point is the government did a good thing in promotion of its healthier lifestyles on sp

Finance committee  We have. We are particularly interested in children's clothing and footwear. We are interested in completing the work on bicycles. We have a list, and we would be happy to make that available to all members of the committee.

Finance committee  First, as I noted earlier, retailers were delighted to see the government beginning the process of tariff reduction and obviously we're calling for more, recognizing the fiscal position in which the government finds itself. The tracking exercise, for which we're working very cl

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I'd like to begin by saying that RCC's 45,000 storefront retailers were delighted with the focus on consumer issues in the recent Speech from the Throne. Not only is a consumer-focused approach of great importance in its own