Finance committee  I'll do my best. Happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone. My name is Charles Milliard. I am the CEO of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec. The FCCQ is an organization that includes both 130 chambers of commerce from across Quebec and 1,100 member companies. We are

Finance committee  Thank you, Ms. Koutrakis. That's an excellent question. We support this investment because our airport infrastructure across Canada, and especially in Quebec, often needs major renovations and revitalization. In my opinion, it's an economic driver. However, it's good to have ai

Finance committee  Yes, indeed. In my mind, Laval and Montreal go together.

Finance committee  That's right.

Finance committee  Thank you for your question. This gives me the opportunity to point out that the network of chambers of commerce, in Quebec and across Canada, is in contact with people from Ontario, British Columbia and all the chambers of commerce. The entrepreneurial fabric in Canada is very

Finance committee  Thank you. I'll let my colleague Mr. Lavigne respond, if that's okay.

Finance committee  The request to make the program retroactive isn't ideological. The goal is to make the program operational. We're asking for the program to be made retroactive really because of a glitch in the program. The request isn't political or ideological.

Finance committee  The main request is that the current measures remain in place for the sectors that still need them, namely, the tourism sector and the cultural sector. I found Ms. Bouman's presentation very touching in this respect. The measures really must be maintained. It's important to stop

Finance committee  Mr. Roy, do you want to respond?

Finance committee  I completely agree with Mr. Roy. Programs shouldn't be cut. They should be made more restrictive for people who aren't allowed to do business right now. Restaurant owners don't have the opportunity to do business, for example. Hotel owners have the opportunity, although we know

Finance committee  Mr. Lavigne, do you want to respond?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you very much. Hello, everyone. Madam Chair, members of Parliament, thank you for the opportunity to discuss with you the labour market impact assessments that employers must conduct when hiring temporary foreign workers. This topic is of great interest to the Fédératio

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I thank the member for his kind words. Before the pandemic, the lack of labour was the main problem in Quebec. I think it was in Canada as well. That's one thing that the virus hasn't changed, and that remains the sensitive issue that nobody wants to talk about right now. The l

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I agree with Ms. Gagné. In Quebec, the unemployment rate is somewhat enviable right now. Just because people are looking for a job doesn't mean the right job is available. The needs of the employer and the position that the unemployed person is looking for do not necessarily meet

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The goal of the transition plan is to transit the use of temporary immigrants. However, in the current situation, especially in Quebec, we know very well that most people see the TFWP as permanent. It would be hypocritical not to admit that. In the current context, the obligatio