Industry committee  I'm not in conflict when I talk about Quebecor, but you understand that I don't want to take the role of being the speaker for Quebecor. It's not my place.

Industry committee  We will. Thank you very much for your patience with us and for inviting us. Thank you.

Industry committee  We have an initiative with local chambers in the States right now, with the help of DEQ Quebec. We are in the process of installing platforms by which we'll be doing transactional business with local business in the United States. So B2B trade is always an important component of

Industry committee  It's fine with me.

Industry committee  When we do regroup our committee on manufacturing innovation...the number one institution that is helping SMEs, on all fronts, is the BDC. It is a very respected, very helpful institution that is very directed to the real needs, and the competencies of the staff are really someth

Industry committee  Certainly there are remote areas that still don't have broadband access. They will have local access, which of course is not optimal, but what we hear most is that they're not using the possibilities. With the mobile technology now, the more this will penetrate, the more we'll be

Industry committee  As I said, I'm in a conflict of interest given that I'm with Quebecor, and we'll certainly be filing as soon as it's opened. But we think the more access we have, the more competition we have, and the more broadband we have, the better. Let's not pretend that we'll be wired in

Industry committee  Affordability, so financial incentives are key. If they are not in place, the promptness with which new approaches are adopted will be slower, and time is of the essence right now, we believe.

Industry committee  Lots don't renew their websites, but everyone has a cellphone.

Industry committee  That's what we do. We have created lots of initiatives with the local chambers in order to inform and educate them, because there is a matter of competency here. There's also the matter that baby boomers are not as at ease with the technology as probably the newcomers will be. Th

Industry committee  This is a matter of strategy. We clearly have a problem in terms of skills. These are technological professions, and that's one thing, but there are also positions for managers who understand technologies, who promote them and know how to benefit from them. It seems to me that t

Industry committee  There are not that I know of.

Industry committee  May I share with you that there's only—

Industry committee  That's why the digital strategy would help in that direction.

Industry committee  For video games there was a similar program, but other than that.... There have been some in other areas. We would promote e-learning, which would be a good vector to invest in, but the programs are not there.