Human Resources committee  It would be fully implementing the new deal. There are huge opportunities in the new deal that I think are undervalued by people. The increased regional content value, for example, in automobiles could be a huge win for Canada underneath the deal. We're working with Minister Ng'

Human Resources committee  I know we're really running out of time here, but the hats off to the companies themselves. As soon as the call went out from the Prime Minister and premiers right across the country, our members flooded us with calls on how they could get involved, what they could do. A lot of t

Human Resources committee  We're always interested in exploring anything that helps people invest in the right ways to sustain long-term growth in the country, so we would always be interested in those conversations.

Human Resources committee  We will be releasing one next week, and I'd be happy to send it to the clerk for circulation.

Human Resources committee  Interestingly, all of your points about what we should be doing are part of our plan, but the other thing that's really interesting is that a lot of these aren't new. I've been before this committee talking about some of these things before. I guess now we have a platform where p

Human Resources committee  —and the world's always going to need more energy. We need to figure out a way to make sure it's green and clean and that we can provide it to the world. I believe we can provide more energy efficiently than anyone around the world. How do we develop that? The third piece would

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  Yes, absolutely. In some of the larger provinces—Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba, for example—where the bulk of manufacturing takes place in the country, they have large sophisticated sectors, and a lot of the companies actually work in all three jurisdictions. The more you can ge

Human Resources committee  First, I'd say that smart regulations could save everyone money. The problem that most businesses have is the dumb regulations that cost everyone a lot of money, including government. I think there's a big difference between the two, so let's be careful on that. The second thing

Human Resources committee  There already is, I think, a growing demand. I think there's been a shift away.... China became kind of in vogue about 20 years ago, when they entered the WTO. It became easier to get stuff into our market, because it was a low-cost manufacturing jurisdiction, although they're no

Human Resources committee  There are a number of things that governments of all stripes have used over time. Cash for clunkers is another one, as well as home renovation tax credits and efficiency tax credits. All of those would be welcome. It's for the major purchases that you need to get things moving.

Human Resources committee  For a long time, we've been big promoters of advancing more women in manufacturing. We have a massive skills shortage, as I mentioned, and one of the problems we have is self-identification. We don't have enough women in the workforce. Only around a quarter of the workforce is wo

Human Resources committee  I agree 100%. I don't know what else I can say, but, yes, absolutely, and there needs to be.... Certainly groups like CME, local chambers of commerce, are trying to coordinate and do this type of work, but if you're not part of a network, it still is very hard to get that informa

Human Resources committee  Very much so.

Human Resources committee  In the survey that I mentioned, we actually found that almost a quarter of the companies that responded had shifted to manufacturing some type of PPE—face shields, masks, gowns—and that's right across the country. The response has been incredible. It really has. I think Canada sh