Finance committee  We have indicated it is appropriate to control spending, but that spending on infrastructure is the way to go. If we are going to look at what we're spending our money on, infrastructure spending is a good direction.

Finance committee  From a corporate perspective, we want to stimulate investment in the country. The market is international, and it is competitive. You are right in saying that many countries are cutting their rates, but if we do not cut ours in response, we will not be competitive, and there wil

Finance committee  We are calling for a reduction in corporate taxes. As Mr. Heady pointed out, we believe it stimulates direct foreign investment into the country, and it's good to stimulate the economy. We used the Ireland example, where they significantly reduced taxes and had very strong growth

Finance committee  In our brief we talked about simplicity and the reduction of the non-proliferation of credits. We would prefer to get back to basics, simplify it, and then direct the incentives more specifically. So the answer would be--

Finance committee  Our brief indicated we did not advocate a drop in the GST. That is clear.

Finance committee  Thank you, and good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and committee members. My name is Michael Conway, and I'm pleased to present, on behalf of Financial Executives International Canada, our views on your study of the structure of Canada's federal revenue-raising system. FEI Canada is