Yes.
The price increases, which of course, are passed along to our customers, only encourage them to shop offshore.
No small business owner in Canada should have to be subjected to this type of pressure. Business is stressful enough, without having to deal with government intervention of this scope and magnitude. How much time and effort should I have to devote to fighting these tariffs and trying to pass the price increases along to increasingly hostile customers? Does our government care if small businesses such as ours survive? How can I grow and run my business effectively when I have to deal with the consequences of these tariffs and material increases? Shouldn't small businesses be focused on growth instead of fighting the government and fighting with customers on price increases?
The high-quality materials that we require for production of our parts are not available from Canadian manufacturers. I fully agree with members of the international trade committee that Ottawa's remission request processes are far too onerous for many companies, particularly smaller ones like us, that are already consumed by the day-to-day activities of running their businesses.
Thank you.