Industry committee  I don't know if Eve is speaking on behalf of the apparel industry or on behalf of her own personal views. Maybe Bob could add to that, because in my discussions with apparel manufacturers they have said that they would very much welcome the idea of outward processing. We have p

Industry committee  I've already given you the four points, although maybe it was not concise enough, but I can tell you we need a policy framework that signals to textile manufacturers that they should continue investing in Canada because the government recognizes the value of our industry to the c

Industry committee  With regard to textiles, we have four points that we have continued to hammer away at for the last four years. Obviously, there's outward processing, which is critical to our survival, which allows us to have an expansion of our revenues. It provides more customers for us to sell

Industry committee  Your first comment is on interest. You have to understand that we've had a deflationary movement of 50% to 60%, or 40% at least, in the value of imports. Where is that appearing? Mr. Dodge is very proud to say that inflation, other than in energy and cars, is running at 2% to 3%.

Industry committee  Liz is good on the history of these things, so I'll pass the microphone over to her.

Industry committee  Can I add something to that, Mr. Chair? Just to answer directly to what you were asking, specifically about the niche part of the business and why we don't evolve more in that, we are in a moving target situation. Every country in the world, whether it's China, Pakistan, or Indi

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. My name is Harvey Penner. I am the chairman of the Canadian Textiles Institute and president and CEO of Tricot Richelieu Inc. I'm here with Liz Siwicki, president of the Canadian Textiles Institute. We're pleased to have th