Han Dong at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On June 17th, 2022. See this statement in context.

June 17th, 2022 / 1:55 p.m.

Liberal

Han Dong Liberal Don Valley North, ON

Thank you very much, Chair.

I want to thank our witnesses for coming today.

The focus of this study, or the main piece, is around enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs. I have some questions for the Competition Bureau as well as IRCC and StatsCan.

First, to the Competition Bureau, we've heard reports of international shipping companies gouging shipping costs or prices in the last two years. We've seen a sharp increase of anywhere between $3,000 to $4,000 U.S. all the way to $20,000 U.S. Are you aware of this phenomenon? What's your understanding of the situation and the cause of these sharp increases?

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