Industry committee  Let me respond to Mr. Arthur. Yes, I think that the owners of such businesses should be harshly prosecuted. There would be a heavy fine for the first offence, a heavier for the second offence, and if there is a third offence, the business would be shut down. Under these condition

Industry committee  At least 20% of the business is affected. We're going after companies on a weekly basis. Being in plastics, there are no mom-and-pop shops in Canada that are going to do something like this because it's not possible. So we have that chance. Our problem is on a much larger scale

Industry committee  Absolutely. I would even recommend extreme measures. If there is evidence that someone is knowingly selling counterfeit or pirated products, the fines should be really very heavy. The second point that you raised is equally important. With regard to products, let me tell you tha

Industry committee  I would fully support legislative changes of this nature. They are critically important. However, there are two factors to consider: legislation supporting victim's rights, on the one hand and, the speed with which the legislation can be applied, on the other. The problem is that

Industry committee  The answer is definitely yes. As nations, those countries have to clean it up themselves. If we have to deal with these people, if we have to deal with those countries, they must perform to some standards, and they must go after the ones who are counterfeiting and infringing the

Industry committee  As a Canadian company we are invited on a regular basis to take part in trade missions, be it to Asia or elsewhere in the world. When I am invited to take part on a trade mission to China to forge strategic production alliances, the trip may be fully or partially paid for. I find

Industry committee  I don't know the answer to that question. However I do know that I am invited by Canada and Quebec to participate. I regularly receive invitations to take part in trade missions. Some of them are to France, Brazil, etc. Some of these places are excellent countries with which to

Industry committee  With regard to a punitive tax on polluting countries, currently, the economic context is such that there are fairly strict regulations on the environment, employees and working hours. There are fees we must pay and requirements we must comply with as a result of a whole series of

Industry committee  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, members of the committee. My name is François Beauchesne and I am co-owner of a private company operating in the plastics industry. Currently, we employ approximately 300 people at our Granby, Quebec, facility, in addition to maintaining a sa