International Trade committee  I just think that the countermeasure tariff surtaxes should be eliminated altogether. I think they're too punitive and too arbitrary in some respects. I don't know how they were selected, but they seem very arbitrary. As I said, it's fairly penalizing and targeting specific indus

International Trade committee  Thank you. No, until its countermeasure tariffs are dropped in their entirety, I don't see what benefit the new agreement will have on industry, using metals and so forth. There's none whatsoever from our perspective. It's nice that the remissions are put in place. There are c

International Trade committee  Yes. The price increases, which of course, are passed along to our customers, only encourage them to shop offshore. No small business owner in Canada should have to be subjected to this type of pressure. Business is stressful enough, without having to deal with government inter

International Trade committee  Yes, good morning.

International Trade committee  I can, by all means. Good morning. I'd like to introduce myself. I am Chris Wharin. My company is Bohne Spring Industries. We're manufacturers of precision mechanical springs and wire forms in Toronto. Our business has been in continuous operation since about 1891. We employ app