Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  That's my worry. We have 15 plants in Canada now and 10 in the United States. We'll be making investments on both sides of the border this year. We have significant investments planned. I'm worried that the economic circumstances will be such that it will be more profitable for

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  It's a deal.

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  One of the ways we got the exemption last time was that we found out that there's an American competitor that had exclusive domain in Canada. It was the one that was behind the buy America initiative. It paid, literally, millions of dollars to its congressman to get buy America w

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  We think the shortage in Canada for PEX pipe is temporary. The shortage was created because all the chemical plants in Louisiana and Texas went down in that big ice storm. We think things are going to go back to normal in June. We're not asking you to be sorry for us; we're jus

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  This has been puzzling me. I don't understand why there's so much inflation out there right now. I hope it's not because the government is printing money. If that's the case, we're in big trouble, because we're going to have a tough two, three or four years, trade or no trade.

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  Yes, Mr. Cannings, that's exactly right. If we were to not supply the U.S. market with its raw material, its prices would go up drastically. Quite frankly, what's happened in our marketplace is that products have gone up 60% because of raw material increases over the last couple

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  It would be an honour to have breakfast with you again. You just name the place and time.

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  It's a deal.

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  In the past, we have bought from a Canadian supplier based in Niagara Falls, Ontario. There are only four or five major resin suppliers in North America. It's just over the last 30 years that our supply chains have evolved in such a way that we're buying from the Americans right

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  The mayor of Burton, Paula Zelenko, a great lady, did extraordinary research on what was the best option for them moving forward. Flint has moved in this direction, too. If you'll recall, years ago they had a lead problem. They're going this way, too. I think that's a great examp

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  First off, John, I want to say hello. I lived on 2 South Marine Drive for many, many years. You would knock on my door frequently and we'd chat. We had long chats about the issue of the day. It's great to see you.

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  Yes.

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  That's right. We have a plant at 807 Pharmacy, in Scarborough, right by Eglinton and Victoria Park. We've had that plant since 1953. Yes, you were wonderful when we had that conversation. In fact, what happened—it was at Camp Pendleton—was they exhumed our fittings. They stopp

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  Absolutely. That's why I said that we feel we buy American all day long. Most of the pellets come from the United States. What we do is convert them into useful construction materials. It would seem to me that Canada should have an exemption to buy America, like we had back in 2

Economic Relationship between Canada and the United States committee  They'd lose business, quite frankly. There is a shortage of pipe in the United States right now. Historically, Canada has always served as a relief valve for their economy when it got too hot. We've always served a useful purpose in that regard. If we cannot ship the finished pi