International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members. On behalf of the 15 members of the Global Automakers of Canada, I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you this morning, on the important subject of Bill C-100, an act to implement the agreement between Canada, the United Stat

International Trade committee  I think, as you say, uncertainty is the real challenge here. I think we've reached a point where this deal has essentially been finalized and we just need to get it over the goal line. That's why we think it's important that this deal get done sooner rather than later, because un

International Trade committee  Sure. I think you're right. I think it's a characterization of different companies, too, in terms of the President saying that the BMWs of the world.... BMW has their largest plant in Spartanburg and it's also the largest automotive exporter. I'm sure a lot of Flavio's members su

International Trade committee  I think if you look at the automotive industry in Canada, it's an industry of hundreds of thousands of people, from Mr. Volpe's members through the whole vehicle assembly sector as well. I think that, if you don't have access to the United States, you really in effect don't have

International Trade committee  I would say what you're probably dealing with is essentially historical. The plants that are currently operating in Canada were all put in Canada to serve the North American marketplace and the North American marketplace exclusively. That's not to say that with the CETA, as you n

International Trade committee  Well, it's like anything else. I think certainty is key, and long-term certainty is key. Having a five-year sunset clause is a very short time frame in the overall scheme of automotive investment and automotive planning. I think that not to have that in place was very important a

International Trade committee  Yes. I think the fact that the side letters are in place right now and not waiting for the ratification of the agreement is important. They're not ideal, but I think they do provide protection for the automobile manufacturers in the Canadian marketplace.

International Trade committee  I think it's already been mentioned that the holdup is not Mexico and the holdup is not Canada. The holdup is actually the U.S. Congress. It remains to be seen what's going to transpire down there, but as has been mentioned by other panellists, I think it's important to put our b

Environment committee  Yes. Is that better?

Environment committee  I do.

Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and honourable members—

Environment committee  Sure.

Environment committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and honourable members, for the opportunity to appear in front of you today. I apologize for the technical difficulties getting connected to the meeting, but I do appreciate the opportunity to be here. I want to start off by saying that Global Aut

Environment committee  The demand is there because the incentive is there. I think that's what's been proven in British Columbia and to a lesser extent in Quebec. British Columbia had a market penetration of about 9% ZEVs because they have had an incentive in place for the last many number of years. Th

Environment committee  Sure. I would start by saying that I don't believe at this point there's any manufacturer that is making money on a zero-emission vehicle. The quantum of that inherent loss is debatable, but there have been public figures out there in the neighbourhood of $9,000 to $15,000 or so