International Trade committee  Depending on whether the steel meets our requirements, we can move up to maybe 70% coming from other countries such as Asian countries.

International Trade committee  Yes, you're right. It would affect our clients in Canada.

International Trade committee  As I mentioned earlier, response time is crucial in our industry. Just to ship in from Asia to Canada and get it quickly would cost a fortune. We cannot consider building our components outside of Canada.

International Trade committee  Since we're in the peak season right now for garage doors and response time is crucial in our industry, we cannot afford to carry less inventory, so we have to carry the same amount of inventory and support larger capital immobilized on the floor so we can still be a viable suppl

International Trade committee  We exclusively sell in Canada—mostly Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick—so the entirety of the price increase will be transferred to Canadians in the long term. In the short term, we have to pretty much internalize the increase in pricing, and bite the bullet for now.

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. First of all, I'd like to thank you for giving us this opportunity to voice our opinion on the matter. I'm Justin Juneau, director of operations for Cedomatec. We're a third-generation family business located in Repentigny, Quebec. We are a manufacturer o