International Trade committee  It's probably about one and a half million.

International Trade committee  I can tell you that, from the point of view of the vehicle assemblers in Canada in the automotive industry, the discussion has been about how soon we can take advantage of the high quota. This is a quota that is 25 times more than we're exporting right now. Most of the problems,

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. I am pleased to comment today on behalf of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters on the economic they foresee in a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union. I'm really pleased to be able to comment today on the eco

Finance committee  I think it's very important to understand that the accelerated capital cost allowance is a cashflow issue. It's not necessarily a major investment issue. Companies that depreciate all of their equipment then begin to pay tax, so the government begins to collect that tax after thr

Finance committee  Sure.

Finance committee  I don't really think it would cost anything more than what is already being made available. What we're suggesting here is that instead of funding directly being provided to colleges or universities for research, at least some of that funding be made available to businesses to the

Finance committee  All this is doing is providing the money to the businesses to make the decisions themselves, and to strengthen the demand for the good research that is happening in our universities and colleges, rather than trying to push the research out into the marketplace.

Finance committee  I think we certainly need universities, and we need the highly qualified personnel coming out of universities. But I think we also need to be able to develop the technical and skilled production workers, and we need to be able to connect people who perhaps don't have technical sk

Finance committee  I think whether it's a travel tax credit or a tax credit for mobility, it might be a very interesting measure. One of the problems, of course, is that people flying from the Maritimes to Fort McMurray, or anywhere, are sitting on a house that they can't necessarily sell in the Ma

Finance committee  Very much in favour of opening market opportunities, but also making sure that the rules of the game are followed, making sure we have good dispute settlement procedures in place.

Finance committee  In short, not very good. The only way we are going to be able to reduce emissions is to increase the rate of investment in new technology that is going to get us there. So before we look at regulations and carbon taxes, let's make sure we have the right incentive system in place

Finance committee  I've read a lot of remarks in the press lately. A lot of the concerns are extremely overblown. We're looking at an agreement where we would have a better sense of how Canadian investment will be treated in China and where we would know that Chinese investment, when it comes to C

Finance committee  Yes, that's very important. It also provides a basis.... Whether it's investment or trade, we have to see this as not simply a bilateral relationship. Canadian companies are now making investments around the world, but their market is global. They'll be partnering with a Chines

Finance committee  It's especially important for manufacturers and for companies like Pratt and Whitney, Bombardier, and Rio Tinto, who develop prototypes and invest a lot into capital equipment, to do that. I just think we have to be very careful before taking $1 billion out of the SR and ED, awa

Finance committee  Yes, we are. What we're seeing today is the need for companies to become very specialized in the products and services they're producing, whether that's new technology, new product, or new service. The more specialized you are, the larger your market has to be. They are looking f