Industry committee  In our case, it is important to pay attention to the trends. I repeat that this is a fashion-focused industry, and the trends evolve a great deal. It is absolutely essential to be on the lookout for new trends in terms of style and to always develop products that, we believe, wil

Industry committee  I have no idea, but I would think there'd be very little impact.

Industry committee  I do not know that.

Industry committee  I'm not sure we can move there—

Industry committee  —although I'd love that, myself. If we were to make an investment in another place, I think it would not be in another province. If we were to go somewhere else, it would probably be Mexico. We have assets in Quebec. If we cannot grow that, the next step is probably Mexico.

Industry committee  Some employees come from the Maghreb, for example, and have engineering degrees or similar degrees. The experience we have had has been very good. In the whole group, meaning both businesses, there are about 250 employees, three of whom have technical or engineering degrees and c

Industry committee  I think they're very similar. In residential furniture, we all fight against China. Office furniture is a little different, as Pierre said, but in residential furniture, it's pretty much all the same.

Industry committee  We make metal furniture. We need welders.

Industry committee  I'll add that mass customization is important in our industry, and the companies you see today can ship fast and with a variety of colour combinations. My company can produce and ship products within 24 hours in different colours. The biggest advantage we have is that we're close

Industry committee  In my opinion, it's very difficult to go overseas.

Industry committee  For furniture industry plants, the training involved is actually technical training. For our part, we can provide on-site training for employees who want to work. There are positions for managers, engineers, and other positions of this type that we manage to fill. In the Quebec C

Industry committee  We have one plant located one hour east of Quebec City , and the second plant is one hour and forty-five minutes east of Quebec City, near Rivière-du-Loup.

Industry committee  Exactly.

Industry committee  It's the same thing in the whole Quebec City region, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, in Beauce. Many manufacturing businesses are facing this problem of labour availability. I am certain that other regions are experiencing the same problem, in Toronto, for example, or elsewhe

Industry committee  The employment insurance program should encourage people to move. The people who live in an area where the unemployment rate is high must, at some point, decide to contribute to the economy by going to work somewhere else, instead of living at the expense of government institutio