Finance committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. My name is Pierre Cadieux. I am the Vice President of Restaurants Canada for federal and Quebec government relations. As part of this 2017 pre-budget consultation, it is my pleasure to speak on behalf of my association and a

Finance committee  Thank you. I agree with what Ms. Moreau just said. You also have to understand that our industry is largely composed of small and medium-sized businesses. We are talking about franchises and small businesses. The profit margins are extremely narrow, from 3 to 4%. Some situation

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Sorbara. On the immigration side, we like the approach of the immigration minister that is focusing on higher-educated, entrepreneur-type individuals. At the same time, you need the service support when you have these high-income individuals. They generate a lot o

Finance committee  A couple of years ago, we instigated what we called Raise the Bar, a report card on the various provincial jurisdictions in the area of alcohol and spirits. This is a perfect example of interprovincial non-tariff barriers. As a client, we are a big client, right? We buy a lot o

Finance committee  Again, I come back to the youth aspect. Indigenous communities have a serious problem with youth employment. I think we can offer solutions there. We would look forward to working with the federal government, with specific programs, to hire and train youth in our industry. It's a

Finance committee  Yes. I just had an afterthought. Because of my responsibilities in Quebec, I just want to underline the fact that we are working with L’Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec to look at how we are going to approach indigenous communities. I salute Senator Charlie Watt,