Finance committee  I agree. It can be problematic, but at the same time there is a lot of expertise in the country and we can identify where bottlenecks are taking place. For example, it is obvious that gridlock in the greater Toronto area actually comes with an enormous fiscal cost. Improved trans

Finance committee  The high level of household indebtedness poses an economic risk in that if you had any sort of economic shock that would result in either higher unemployment or higher interest rates in particular, it would create a vulnerability on the household sector. My understanding and my

Finance committee  I would concur. Apprenticeships and training programs are absolutely critical to developing the skills that workers need. I would also highlight the fact that we need better labour market information. We are making some progress on this file, but we haven't reached a point where

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Thank you for the opportunity to participate in your consultations. After contracting in the second quarter, Canadian economic growth is reviving; however, the pace of economic growth will remain modest, and it will take considerable time for the slack in the economy to be abso