International Trade committee  If we look at one of the employers that wants the safeguards, which is one of the largest employers in Canada after Peerless, they have already said, “I will never import from China. I want to remain a 100% Montreal company, but he brings in suits from China and says these are as

International Trade committee  As Mr. Lifson says, before the WTO, when we were talking about other countries, such as Bangladesh and the LDCs, and they became a threat to our market for the first time, our market share of Canadian domestic production was still larger than it is today with China. Although we a

International Trade committee  Definitely. American jobs were saved when safeguards were put in place, and right now there are so many people losing their jobs. So when we say it's just a management issue, I can't agree. Thousands and thousands of people are losing their jobs annually because of what's going o

International Trade committee  If I can answer to the CITT since we put in the request, at the time the workers brought the request to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the trade tribunal asked us to get production numbers from employers, from manufacturers, and I think that's what you're referring to

International Trade committee  Thank you.

International Trade committee  Obviously, not everyone is an engineer. My grandparents who worked in this industry are the reason why I'm a lawyer today. Everything we do in life has a ripple effect. My testimony here today will have a positive as well as a negative effect. There's no question that safeguards

International Trade committee  Mr. Lifson has provided a partial response to your question. I found the first part of your question rather interesting. When Mr. Lifson indicated to you that the federation had 700 members, you asked if this number had declined. You then went on to talk about a company in the B

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. LeBlanc. To answer your first question, I will quote the same feature article as Mr. Lifson has on trade liberalization and the Canadian clothing market. So I quote, as well: Since joining the WTO in 2002, our clothing imports from China increased by nearly $1.8

International Trade committee  Good morning, and thank you for having us here. I am Lina Aristeo. I am the director of UNITE HERE in Quebec. UNITE HERE is a union that represents traditionally apparel and textile workers not only across Canada but across North America. Since our merger with the Hotel Employees