Majid Jowhari at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On June 5th, 2020. See this statement in context.

June 5th, 2020 / 2:40 p.m.

Liberal

Majid Jowhari Liberal Richmond Hill, ON

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you to all the witnesses. It was quite informative.

Let me start by asking a question of the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada.

Madam Des Chênes, you mentioned the three Rs: resilience, responsiveness and recovery. Under the resilience heading, you talked about minimal impact and said that no economic incentive was needed for your industry. Under responsiveness, you specifically talked about the rapid response platform. Under recovery, you talked about the $11-billion investment that is planned to come in 2021 and 2022.

Let me start with the no impact and resilience. Was it a quick shift in the industry that helped minimize or eliminate the impact, or was it the nature of the industry that it was well suited in helping this pandemic?

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