Transport committee  I will answer the question in French. Perhaps this is due to an interpretation problem, but I did not say that this would necessarily stimulate tourism. I said that for the tourism industry and everything else, the presence of a carrier of the size of Air Canada is crucial in Ca

Transport committee  Your question is to...?

Transport committee  What we have mentioned is that Air Canada has to compete internationally with companies that do not have the same strings attached. This situation will just create an environment where Canada will not be able to compete on the same level as its competitors. This has a huge impact

Transport committee  I don't have precise information about it. We know that hundreds of jobs have been created in other companies and maintenance companies in Quebec. It's not at the same level as with Aveos, of course. At the same time, we have to look at what will happen in the future if our com

Transport committee  Good afternoon. I will deliver my remarks in French, if you don't mind. First of all, we would like to thank the committee for allowing us to speak to you today about the importance of modernizing the Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act through Bill C-10. My

Finance committee  The Quebec government collects the GST.

Finance committee  What we want to do is defend the interests of Quebec employers and companies who have not asked for a single securities commission and who are very happy with the current harmonization of the GST and the TVQ.

Finance committee  Not only can I repeat it, but we have had the opportunity to make this point each time we have taken very positive action to assist private investment, from companies. We have stressed that we were extremely pleased with the decisions that had been made in this regard by the gove

Finance committee  Thank you for that question. It's interesting because, when the federal government decided to adopt the Goods and Services Tax, I helped the government harmonize it with the Quebec sales tax. I have a somewhat privileged perspective since I made a contribution in this area, along

Finance committee  Thank you for your question, it is quite broad. First, the Quebec Employers' Council is non-partisan. We do not support one party more than any other.

Finance committee  We applaud decisions, recommendations or suggestions made when they contribute to ensuring Quebec's prosperity, because we represent Quebec employers first and foremost. That is what interests us in all this. We are not partisan and have no other motives. That said, with regard

Finance committee  I would like to speak more particularly to the negotiations that are underway with Europe. Needless to say, our market is small compared to Europe. As you know, Canadian and particularly Quebec exports are targeted to certain U.S. states as well as the Canadian federation. Howev

Finance committee  First of all, that does not appear to be a priority in the current economic context. I think that Canada has an excellent financial reputation. Decisions were made at an early enough stage. We have weathered the recession better than others. That said, I do not think we can gain

Finance committee  If there were a single securities regulator, there would have to be a single decision-making centre. I would agree if that decision-making centre were to be in Montreal, but I will applaud that when I see it.

Finance committee  Based on what we have heard from many people and organizations in the sector, the project does not represent much added value, given that the system operates effectively.