Finance committee  Thank you for your question. I believe that we're now in a constructive mode where we're trying to perfect the model. I think that these measures must be adopted in a truly diligent manner, and we must all do our due diligence. However, we must acknowledge that some businesses

Finance committee  I'm sorry. I missed the first part of your comment, but I understood your question. I believe that this type of support can be beneficial to SMEs. Our request isn't very complicated. We want the most direct measures possible. As I said in my presentation, we obviously don't wan

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Ste-Marie. You asked many questions. I want to share my short speaking time with my colleague, Alexandre Gagnon. I want to say that we welcome the drop to 15% for March. However, quite frankly, this should be the case for April and May, in order to include even

Finance committee  All right, I will. We also applaud the government's willingness to reimburse employers for their contributions to employment insurance, public pension plans and, for Quebec employers, the Quebec parental insurance plan. This will reassure employers about the cost of their labour

Finance committee  Good afternoon to all members of the Standing Committee on Finance. Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today in the context of the health crisis brought on by COVID-19. My name is Charles Milliard and I am the chief executive officer of the Fédération des chambres de c

International Trade committee  I was simply saying that, regardless of the growth of the aluminum industry, the bulk of this industry is in Quebec. I think that organizations such as ours must highlight the importance of preserving the strength of this industry in Quebec. The federal government must remain vig

International Trade committee  The information is already available. As I was saying, between May and July 2019, aluminum exports from China to the United States decreased by 60%, whereas exports from China to Mexico increased by 240% and exports from Mexico to the United States increased by 260%, all in just

International Trade committee  Good question. However, we're more concerned about GHG emissions, and this will continue over the next few years. The Quebec market, particularly the aluminum market, is developing technology to make aluminum almost carbon neutral. This could increase—

International Trade committee  I was saying that Quebec aluminum will become more and more appealing because it's clean aluminum. Given the climate crisis, I believe it will become more and more appealing to sell on the markets.

International Trade committee  I didn't fully understand your question. However, we discovered that, between May and July 2019, Mexico obtained its aluminum directly from China. Unfortunately, the new agreement hasn't resolved this issue. The steel issue has been resolved, but the Canadian government must veri

International Trade committee  We mean the soonest that the current legislative process would allow. I think the feeling of urgency has to do with the compensation package. As we pointed out, compensation further to the other agreements was long in coming, and the payments even more so. Consequently, the feeli

International Trade committee  Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Charles Milliard, and I am the president and CEO of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, or the FCCQ for short. Joining me is Kathy Megyery, vice-president of strategy and economic affairs. I'd like to thank the committee f