Finance committee  We wish to have more shovels in the ground, but we expect that there will be many, many shovels, if we understand correctly, in the ground next year. This is what is very important.

Finance committee  It is difficult for me to comment on the selection of a given project. These decisions are made by governments, which give priority to projects that they wish to make a priority. It is up to them to establish their priorities. Naturally, they wish to accelerate spending to help

Finance committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and honourable committee members. My name is Pierre Boucher and I am the President of the Cement Association of Canada. I'd like to thank committee members for the opportunity to appear today and to provide the cement industry's perspective on budget and

Finance committee  No, not at all, our labour force is skilled and does a very good job. There are no problems of that kind. Labour in the cement industry is very stable. It is specialized and loyal to the industry as a whole. However, we are concerned about the competitiveness of cement companies

Finance committee  Canada exports cement. We are one of the only countries in the world that exports cement.

Finance committee  No. We'll fill a boat and send it to the United States instead. The United States is a net importer of cement. Some 2.4 billion tonnes of cement are produced around the world every year, including 1.2 billion in China. The United States produces approximately 125 million and need

Finance committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, committee members. My name is Pierre Boucher. I am President of the Cement Association of Canada. To save time, I will quickly introduce the cement industry, the challenges we have to face in terms of competitiveness and the main recommendations that a