Finance committee  If you're looking for an ironclad guarantee, I don't think we can predict into the future, but we can look at what happened in the Atlantic provinces. It was very clear when studies were done afterwards that the vast majority of benefits that companies received from reduced taxat

Finance committee  Thank you very much for the question. Merci beaucoup. Yes, our understanding from a number of reports is that the majority of the tax will be passed back to consumers. Consumers are going to see the full amount of any increase, and the decrease will be in small amounts that will

Finance committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce appreciates the opportunity to present this evening. Given the short time we had to prepare for this hearing, I will be reading a letter to all the leaders of the parties that was sent by our president and CEO, Mr.

Finance committee  Yes, absolutely.

Finance committee  We don't like it, but given the fact that it's now a fund and it has to be self-financing, unfortunately it appears to be inevitable.

Finance committee  That's a very important step. It's recognition of the cold hard reality that we now live and work in a global marketplace and that the ability for jobs and capital to move freely exists. Canada has a higher standard of living, and that makes our costs higher. We have to be very

Finance committee  Thank you for that question. We're working on the assumption that the money that has been committed to be spent in the stimulus will be rolled out across the country as committed. We know that it does take some time to put in place programs and--

Finance committee  We're making the assumption that all of that money will be put into the--

Finance committee  Yes. We have been long-time supporters of the need to review programs. Even the best programs are made better through a review. With the tough choices that need to be made, the only way you can do that is through some sort of systemic review. So yes, we have been supportive.

Finance committee  You raise a very important point about how we are going to pay for all of this. As we come out of the recession, there will be a large number of requests. Everybody who comes to you is going to be asking for additional contributions. We've basically emptied the piggy bank through

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. With me today is our chief economist, Tina Kremmidas. It gives us great pleasure to come before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance once again to present the views of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce as you proceed in your pre-budget consul

International Trade committee  Thank you for that. Just to clarify a point first, Monsieur Cardin, what you said I think might be misinterpreted. Barrick is not releasing cyanide into the valley. They are treating their waste appropriately, and we wouldn't want somebody to misconstrue what was said. Your po

International Trade committee  I think you raise a critically important point. Some of the concerns around CSR make the assumption that we can go into any country and do whatever kind of investigation or enforcement we'd like, but it's not that simple. I do think that there are some measures Canada can suppor

International Trade committee  I think the point you raise of how Canada does things differently from some other nations, and the work that we're doing now in increasing our resources, though groups like CIDA, to help countries put in place the right kinds of environmental and labour standards, and other corpo

International Trade committee  The implications for some sectors are quite significant, especially in commodities, because so many of our Canadian farmers of course work in that environment. A small tariff change can basically shut you out of the market. To give you another example, there was a situation wher