Industry committee  We'll have to look into that and come back to you. I'm not aware of these specifics. We'll provide that to you.

Industry committee  I think that, again, going over what happened in terms of the announcement of December 7th by the Prime Minister, basically the government announced clarification to the foreign investment review process, particularly in terms of state-owned enterprises. The bottom lines are that

Industry committee  Yes, there was an amount, and we are still discussing those funds with the former department. I would say, as Iain was stressing, that part of the idea here and part of the logic of the move, if you like, was to really try to take advantage of the existing resources that Industr

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, once again, that is a matter for the Department of Finance.

Industry committee  Taxes and credit cards are often the responsibility of the Department of Finance and Minister Flaherty. I am not aware of the matter, but we can nevertheless request—

Industry committee  Maybe what I will say is that the department actually has three strategic objectives, and that's typically always shown in our documentation. Those three objectives are probably worthwhile reviewing and they touch on the two issues you've raised. The first objective is to ensure

Industry committee  What I can say is that with respect to, I think, this particular expenditure, it is very much dealing with the fact that they have legacy systems in place, as many departments do, and they are moving to a modern IT system in the CIPO area. This is a priority for the organization,

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, I'd be very happy to do that. The Emerson report was tasked by the Government of Canada on February 27, 2012. I think the context for this work is very much the issue of competitiveness of the aerospace sector. Of course, the aerospace sector is exceedingly important

Industry committee  I think Canada, as many of you know, has a very strong aerospace sector, and has traditionally done well in that sector in terms of participating in the North American market and the European market. As we look forward, the real challenge, as in many sectors, is the emergence o

Industry committee  I do not believe so. I think that on this particular question, though, we'd want to come back to you. I'm not entirely clear on what the issue is.

Industry committee  As Minister Bernier indicated, we have taken significant action to reduce administrative formalities. Specifically—and I think I was asked about this earlier—the action plan introduces six fundamental system-wide reforms, and this has led already to 90 department-specific change

Industry committee  I understand exactly what you are saying, but we are improving the situation if we cancel—

Industry committee  I think this is really a question for the Department of Finance. What I might do, though, because you mentioned the caisses de crédit, is really change the topic a little bit and just recognize that the industry department has taken on new responsibilities recently with respect

Industry committee  Like you, I am convinced that the SMEs are very important. This issue concerns direct and indirect taxes.

Industry committee  That's a matter for the Department of Finance.