Finance committee  Yes. We certainly would be supporting no tax changes, no increases at all. That's what we have advocated through the federal campaigns and we support that.

Finance committee  Well, I know that we were most interested in where the deficit and debt reduction plans were going. The identification is that by 2015 there was some talk of getting back towards a balanced budget. We thought that sounded reasonable and was within a balanced approach of maintaini

Finance committee  Well, many of those bridges that you're speaking about would be through the County of Lambton, and following their budget as we do every year, they've done a very good job in programming that work. But I know when it comes down to the final lower tier--not the county level--they

Finance committee  Thank you, Chair, and committee members. We're pleased to present to the panel again this year. Last year I remember being cut off by the panel, so I'll try to be much quicker this year. Our presentation will be by our board chair, Debra Taylor. I'll open by saying that we did

Finance committee  It's been mentioned before that being a tax expert is not really all of our strength, but we are under the impression that related companies at this time face an additional red-tape burden with the many different tax forms they have to create.

Finance committee  If you're referring to lack of manpower, we haven't seen that at this point. There's a real slowdown at the border crossings, but they're not being closed.

Finance committee  There's a slowdown in being able to enter, particularly to the United States. It's a very slow process going in that direction.

Finance committee  That's correct, for our citizens and for their citizens and for commercial vehicles with their security clearances.

Finance committee  There's speculation that it could be a lack of resources, but it's purely speculation on my part.

Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  From our standpoint, it would be to ensure that our border service agency work closely with the Department of Homeland Security to ensure there's adequate funding through their federal budget, where most of that is controlled, to ensure they have sufficient funds to operate their

Finance committee  Well, I think the changes that were supported in the last couple of weeks by the government are good, and it didn't raise the rates quite as drastically as was possible. The recovery of the program one year after a big deficit is perhaps going to be too much of a tax burden--be

Finance committee  With respect to our submission and the area of tax and duties, achieving competitive rates in order to maintain and improve Canada's ability to attract capital investments and jobs is an important step. It must continue to ensure global competitiveness and attract investment. We