Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  , it will be clear that the issues we are raising are unresolved issues from the IRC process, not new issues, as has been suggested. We are not proposing amendments designed to derail or to force a restarting of the process. We believe our proposed amendments to Bill C-5 are the conclusion

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  I just want to make sure that we're clear, Ms. Hall Findlay, that when I talked about the Canadian companies we work with, I wasn't speaking about the automakers and making any differentiation between one group and the other. I was talking about the parts companies. In the main

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee   multifarious parts and materials supply chains is innovating all the time. These companies have been working for years on lighter, cleaner, safer, and that is absolutely correct. I am not an expert on this global financial crisis, but it's very clear to me—and my contacts

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  Well, on the commitment, first of all, let's be very clear. We're committing to spend $1.1 billion on just one plant launching two all new vehicles. That's in Brampton. In Windsor we're committing the right-hand-drive export models of a minivan, which we just launched with VW

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee   in general. I know this has played out in the newspapers quite a bit over the past few days. We want to be crystal clear, though, that we don't consider it any type of substitute at all for the request for liquidity that we are currently seeking, because in the Canadian marketplace

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  Fiat has made it clear they will not do an alliance with Chrysler without the federal U.S. treasury department providing the loans as we requested.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  All right. I just want to be clear that it was just for Chrysler and what the issue was.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for being here. I just want to clear up one point in terms of Mr. Lake's last question. The $2.3 billion, is that in U.S. funds?

House debate  Madam Speaker, let us be very clear. Recent changes to the equalization formula will ensure that transfers to provinces like Quebec will be predictable and long term. Equalization costs have grown by 56% from 2003-04 to 2008-09. They were set to rise another 15% next year

Replacement Workers   relations environment? To me the answer is very clear. The purpose of the Canada Labour Code should be to balance, and the key word is “balance”, and help reconcile competing interests in labour management disputes in a way that is fair and neutral. The issue of replacement workers

Replacement Workers   Commission in May 2001, Quebecor acquired the cable operator Vidéotron with the help of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. In order to clear up some financial problems related to the acquisition, Quebecor undertook a significant downsizing process that was supposed to produce

Replacement Workers   and again stakeholders did not reach consensus on the issue of replacement workers. The current provision with respect to replacement workers puts clear limits on the use of replacement workers during legal strikes or lockouts. It represents a practical compromise and a middle ground

Information & Ethics committee  That has been made abundantly clear by the Federal Court.

Information & Ethics committee  . I suspect they want to get this clear and disposed of and they can proceed without any distractions in this regard. I think it's good management on their part to do this, and it's good of the House to make that known to the commission before they start their hearings.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you, Chair. Mr. Walsh and Mr. Tardi, I just want to be clear we're not saying that the area of inquiry the committee undertook is out of bounds to the commission. This means they will have to establish those facts on their own, without reference to the work that was done