Finance committee  In fact, in the last six or seven years, the industry has done quite well economically--

Finance committee  The chemical industry.

Finance committee  Even for manufacturing, even though they've got struggles, the output has been up. So I can't speak generally for manufacturing, but I'm sure all my companies are paying lots of taxes.

Finance committee  I am President of the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association. I would like to start by thanking committee members for inviting us to address them today. I would also like to note, in opening, that given the continued economic challenges faced by the manufacturing sector today

Environment committee  I can't answer that question. I would say, though, that what we should be aiming for is good policy here and expenditures that improve environmental performance and that improve our economy. That's long-term sustainable improvement. Buying credits will do neither. It will neithe

Environment committee  I think the fatal flaw in what we've done here is that we set a target that had no basis in any kind of analysis or reality. And I really enjoyed Mr. Villeneuve's insights. His point about the export issue versus domestic issue is a very good example of how we didn't deal very we

Environment committee  Yes.

Environment committee  If you take a look at these numbers, for us and for manufacturers, which are about 17% of the total of the amount the previous plan tried to reduce of industry, either 45 or 55 megatonnes, if you actually recognize this contribution, you're now 17 megatonnes short. You have to fi

Environment committee  I know a carbon market is a very innovative idea, but let me make two points about it. First of all, it can't be domestic; it has to be international, because with the gap we have in this country, we're all going to be buying from somewhere else. Second, to establish a carbon

Environment committee  My name is Richard Paton and I'm the president of the Canadian Chemical Producers' Association. With me is Gordon Lloyd, our vice-president of technical affairs, who I understand seems to very often appear in front of your committee. Thank you for the opportunity for CCPA to app

Industry committee  That's exactly right.

Industry committee  Thank you very much.

Industry committee  Exactly.

Industry committee  I do, absolutely. I think this is an area in which the federal government could play a much more active role but has not done so; however, the main issue for us is provincial governments. If you take a look at the Ontario energy policy for the last five or six years or at what's

Industry committee  I don't think we can do much about the dollar, other than adapt to it. We meet with the Bank of Canada every year and have this debate. Even the Bank says that when we raise the interest rate, we're not even sure what happens to the dollar, so it's a very unpredictable world. May