Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Our preference certainly is for a voluntary standard. We have a voluntary agreement in place that we will achieve. If we have to be regulated, as the government has intended, we will be regulated.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I think the government has made it clear to us that's the direction in which they're heading. Mr. Nantais outlined in his remarks that the industry has a successful history of achieving their objectives with voluntary standards. With respect to mandatory standards, the devil is a

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Mr. Chairman and honourable members, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today, and a special thank you to Mr. Watson and Mr. Godfrey for their role in securing my attendance before the committee today. Our belief is that it's important to hear from our side of

Industry committee  I knew you'd ask that question, Dave. In looking at the free trade situation with Korea, obviously I have Korean manufacturers that are part of my association and other manufacturers that are part of my association. I think, maybe taking a different point of view than Mark has

Industry committee  I think Lorraine is right, there is a significant global overcapacity problem, but I think that will be addressed over time as all the facilities move to flexible manufacturing--which may be a closing comment. If you look at auto manufacturing in Canada, many, if not all, of th

Industry committee  Sure. I'll just go through my recommendations quickly, then. Having a marginal effective tax rate that is slightly better than the U.S. is likely not enough to attract foreign investment to Canada, as opposed to the large U.S. market. The government needs to continue to look fo

Industry committee  Mr. Chairman, and members of the committee, thank you very much for allowing me the opportunity to come before you today. As you indicated at the outset, I am the president of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada. Just for a bit of perspective on