Mr. Martin Lavoie at the Finance Committee

On November 21st, 2013. See this statement in context.

November 21st, 2013 / 11:55 a.m.

Director, Manufacturing Competitiveness and Innovation Policy, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

I'll go first.

We haven't received a lot of complaints from our members about the measure. I know that some manufacturers do benefit from such funds. Keep in mind that ours isn't the sector that benefits most from venture capital. It's more the IT and telecom sectors that benefit in that respect. We haven't taken an official stand. We understand the measure is tied to the tax credit for RRSP contributions.

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