Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
My question is for you, Mr. Wood, because you spoke about taxation rates earlier.
One of your document explains that export duties paid by Canadian manufacturers are not the same as those paid by other manufacturers, especially in the case of China. Further on in the same document, you state that where a given appliance is made in Canada it would be subject to $52.28 in taxes of all kinds, while if the same appliance were made in China it would be subject to only $18. What I find the most troubling in this situation is that manufacturers would have to set up shop in China to have access to the same advantages.
What can we do to help you keep our manufacturers here in Canada while also insuring that they can compete with China?