Environment committee  Yes, again, I do think the rules were bent. One day we may get to the basis of why that occurred, but if they were going to be applied to domestic manufacturers, then of course all of those regulations and rules should be followed equally, no matter who the manufacturer is.

Environment committee  I don't believe they were held accountable, based on the actions they took. Again, we're talking about a corporation that blatantly lied to the Government of Canada. The opportunity to educate them and assist them in making their product less polluting or environmentally damaging

Environment committee  I think there could have been some discussion, and that discussion was lost. Maybe it's too far-fetched to suggest that part of the penalties would be to have Volkswagen invest in an entire manufacturing plant in Canada, but there are certainly a lot of independent parts manufact

Environment committee  I am, number one, a big proponent of challenging WTO rules. I am sure a lot of my fellows in this country would agree that we get the dirty end of the stick under WTO. Some of those things that may not currently be allowed could at least have been used for other initiatives. One

Environment committee  Thank you. It's absolutely so. In the case of Volkswagen, where they have very little or no footprint in this country and employ a small number of Canadians, I believe those monies leveraged to increase employment for working Canadians would make sense.

Environment committee  I don't see a simple answer. The curiosity is why we went so easy on Volkswagen. Again, there was no threat of elimination of investment or jobs. That brings me to the second point. I don't think that simply under CEPA levying fines on corporations that can't meet the protectio

Environment committee  Thank you, Chair. My name is Ken Bondy, and I am a national representative in the health, safety and environment department of Unifor Canada, the largest private sector union in Canada. We represent 315,000 members. On behalf of our president, Jerry Dias, I want to thank the com