Transport committee  Yes, I did. I think I would reiterate some of the comments that have already been made by Mr. Paterson and Mr. Kingston around the Ambassador Bridge in particular. Obviously that caused a great degree of disruption in terms of having all of the five manufacturers in the Ontario

Transport committee  Mr. Dowdall, I think the important thing too is that this infrastructure needs to built out now. It needs to precede the vehicles coming to the road to give consumers the confidence to actually purchase them.

Transport committee  Thank you, Brian. Thank you very much for your question, Mr. Dowdall. I appreciate it. You're right that when we look at the challenge that's before us—and it speaks to the previous question as well—what we need to look at is a wide range of options to get to where the governme

Transport committee  Maybe I could start. Yes, the supply chain issue has become a common verbiage, from Home Depot to car dealerships to everything else these days. What it's indicative of is the fact that manufacturers have obviously conveyed to their dealers the challenges around securing produc

Transport committee  Thank you very much. On behalf of the 15 members of the Global Automakers of Canada, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today. Our members include Canada's largest automaker, Toyota, which last year produced more vehicles than Ford, GM and Stellantis combined, and

International Trade committee  It's a very good question. I think if you could find somebody to answer it, you'd be a rich man. Really, I would divide the dollar up into three pieces. We need part of that dollar to go to infrastructure. That may, in some ways, be a more important piece than the incentive. We

International Trade committee  I guess your question was whether or not the EV tax credit, as it's currently outlined, is problematic for the Canadian industry.

International Trade committee  We would say that it is, because, if the intention is for the Canadian industry to produce some of these zero-emission vehicles that the government wants the whole industry to sell—50% by 2030 and 100% by 2035—then yes, we could certainly sell those in Canada, but the reality is

International Trade committee  I was just going to say, that's in terms of the potential retaliatory measures that were outlined in the letter that the Deputy Prime Minister and the trade minister sent down to senators last fall.

International Trade committee  It is, and it doesn't seem to matter whether it's Republican or Democrat; we have a protectionist sentiment in America right now. As other witnesses have suggested, and we would concur with that, we need to have a more structured and more engaged full team Canada approach to ensu

International Trade committee  Thank you. It's a very important question and I appreciate it. As I mentioned in my testimony, we are already probably seeing some of the effects of just the threat of an EV tax credit as it's been structured under the build back better bill. Whether or not the tax credit remain

International Trade committee  I think the federal government is doing everything it can to make officials in the United States aware of the issue and its impact on Canada. As I said in my comments, there's some ignorance—with all due respect to American legislators—in that they weren't aware of the impact o

International Trade committee  Thanks very much for that question. I appreciate it. You hit on one of the key points. I think I've been around as long as or longer than you have, and the Gordie Howe bridge has been the topic of conversation for a while. Once that structure gets completed—we're talking about 2

International Trade committee  Right now, I guess zero-emission vehicles would fall under the current greenhouse gas emission regulations, so we would argue that, with more stringent regulations, you end up effectively with a de facto zero-emission vehicle mandate, because the only way the vehicle manufacturer

International Trade committee  I have one more point, if I could make it, Madam Chair. It's just to reiterate what others have said, that Canada should prioritize the development and continuation of sustained relationships with all levels of the U.S. government, not just in crisis moments. Thank you, Madam