Industry committee  EDC plays a huge role in our exports by helping us cover our receivables. But again, we're still financing this for 18 months. Actually, this 18-month PPAP was begun, to my recollection, by one tool shop in this city that was trying to put up some huge numbers. Because they wan

Industry committee  I'd just like to expand on that a little. Where our company and I personally have put our focus is we're all the way down to the grade school level now. We're down giving tours to the kids in grades 7 and 8, showing them the technologies. One of the problems we face is with th

Industry committee  This sector has numerous spin-off jobs also. It is just the same as the big three. The thing is, we're going to give these people who have the advantage.... They have one advantage: they have low-cost labour. As far as quality goes, their quality does not match North America's.

Industry committee  We compete with about the same sized shops, and it's true, we're the banks. The people that can least afford it are forced to be the banks for the big three and the tier ones. If you really look back and analyze it, up until about five years ago we used to build prototype moulds,

Industry committee  The problem we find ourselves in today, I believe, is a short-term problem. We're looking for short-term relief for the automotive industries. They are heading to China. That's where they see their growth markets. The tier ones are instructing us, the tool, mould, and die industr

Industry committee  I don't know where to stop, but maybe there will be some questions later on.

Industry committee  Good morning. I'm the owner and president of a small mould shop in Windsor. We started the shop in 1999 and we presently employ 41 people. Our company specializes in the design and manufacture of thermoplastic and thermoset moulds for the automotive lighting industry. To give