Finance committee  We can do that. Sure.

Finance committee  What's interesting is that we conducted a survey on trade in 2003-04--this relates to my earlier discussion about 50% being directly or indirectly affected by trade issues and the other 50% not--and those numbers are reflected in our other surveys that show whether members would

Finance committee  Thank you. On the issue of those benefiting, sometimes you benefit but it's much more diffuse. You benefit in much smaller chunks than the harm, and that's what I think we're finding. There is real hurt in the manufacturing sector. There is real benefit in other areas of the ec

Finance committee  Those are our September numbers. I believe we've seen good results.

Finance committee  Our membership is highly representative of the economy itself. So manufacturing is approximately 10% to 12% of our membership; construction, about 10% to 15%; retail is approximately 25% of the membership; and agriculture, around 6%.

Finance committee  I'll go first. On the first question, with respect to the stimulus or reducing interest rates, what certainly happens is that an interest rate reduction will have impacts throughout the economy. It's not just wages that would be affected. Wages are an indirect result of other th

Finance committee  Good afternoon, and thank you very much. My name is Ted Mallett. I'm VP of research and chief economist for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. On behalf of our 105,000 small and mid-sized business owners across Canada, I'm here to convey our perspectives and the r