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International Trade committee We must ensure that compensatory measures are put in place and implemented, because in the case of the other agreements, these measures are slow to take effect.
February 25th, 2020Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery
International Trade committee We fear that Mexico is importing aluminum from China and processing this aluminum in a very minor way so that it will be considered aluminum made in the signatory countries. We must keep a very close eye on this situation so that this doesn't happen, because this would really red
February 25th, 2020Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery
International Trade committee Good question. We surveyed our members regarding this agreement. The survey very strongly indicated that industries are afraid of losing their competitiveness because of this agreement. That's the message that we want to get across today.
February 25th, 2020Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery
International Trade committee You're right to acknowledge all these organizations. These people are doing a very good job. Furthermore, what our members are telling us concerns the agreement with the European Union. Businesses are finding that France has a much greater presence in Quebec than Quebec business
February 25th, 2020Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery
International Trade committee You summed up our comments well. Indeed, it's not an ideal agreement, but it's the best one we were able to get. It's important that it be ratified in a timely manner, in other words, as quickly as possible, to put an end to the uncertainty hanging in the air. It's also important
February 25th, 2020Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery
International Trade committee As you are aware, we have trade commissioners in Quebec and in Canada. In Quebec, we strengthened their role in the world by giving them an increasingly economic mandate. We think that is an important way to reach out to businesses and help them better understand the opportunitie
February 25th, 2020Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery
International Trade committee I am referring to the commissioners that are active in various cities around the world.
February 25th, 2020Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery
International Trade committee Precisely.
February 25th, 2020Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery
International Trade committee Thank you for your question. For businesses big and small in Quebec, the United States is usually their first export market. Two-thirds of Quebec's exports go to the U.S., so it's important that all small and medium-size businesses, not just large sophisticated companies, be abl
February 25th, 2020Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery
Citizenship and Immigration committee Good afternoon. My name is Kathy Megyery. I am joined by Alexandre Gagnon and Michel Cournoyer. The Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, or FCCQ, was founded in 1909. It is at one and the same time a federation of boards of trade and a provincial board of trade. Thank
February 27th, 2019Committee meeting
Kathy Megyery