Industry committee  Yes, in the aluminum industry it's the same thing.

Industry committee  Exactly.

Industry committee  I'll switch languages. It's really important to put that money back in the industry's hands, perhaps through a mechanism that brings together industry associations, to improve the competitiveness of the steel and aluminum processing sector, in accordance with Canadian rules. We

Industry committee  You'd have to ask the industry people, but I'll try to answer. It may be that the situation puts the industry in an awkward position. Rio Tinto Alcan's largest shareholder is Aluminum Corporation of China, which has made two hostile takeover bids for the company in the past. The

Industry committee  Of course, but we mustn't forget that the aluminum industry's production is done on the North Shore, in Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, in Donnacona, in the Bécancour region, as well as in Kitimat, but the processing—in other words, the smelting—is done everywhere. There are thousands o

Industry committee  That is another good observation, Mr. Lemire. Indeed, the $1.3 billion in compensation has not been paid by the primary steel producers. It was not Algoma, Stelco or Rio Tinto who paid. SMEs in the processing sector have taken on the burden and invested $1.3 billion in steel and

Industry committee  The industry will adopt a defensive position. We will end up with a second or third-rate industry. It will not die, but it will decline. It will become an industry that is no longer competitive. We have an industry in offensive position that has invested a lot in the development

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  Of course. They would involve the monitoring of dumping. The Mexicans are reticent when it comes to that, and we understand them, as it is not in their interest. The authorities must monitor any aluminum dumping and the entry of illegitimate aluminum—that which is not produced in

Industry committee  Yes. Historically, we of course had protected access. However, the aluminum industry in the rest of the world has developed a great deal these past few years. The fact that foreign countries could sell here remained possible. Economically speaking, Canada's aluminum industry has

Industry committee  You are right. I will conclude by saying that things have changed, and this forces us to get protection now.

Industry committee  Good morning, Madam Chair. Thank you for inviting us. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen members of the Canadian Parliament. Thank you for your interest in our aluminum industry. I am here to talk to you about it. I am from Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean and I am the president of an e