Industry committee  One of the most frustrating things I encounter is the catchphrase that people use about their employees being their number one resource. You heard presenters earlier today talk about the fact that we are in a crisis today, as it relates not only to skilled trades, but to certain

Industry committee  Well, we do build a good car. There's no question about the quality and the productivity of the Canadian auto assembly industry, and there's no question that the penetration of the market by the Japanese producers has forced the North American producers to be much more cognizant

Industry committee  Let me deal with the question of investment and projects like Beacon, and all of that. I will let Bill will deal with the monetary and fiscal policy aspects. They've been very successful. The reality is that up until projects like Beacon and the investment at Ford of Oakville, w

Industry committee  The auto industry is still Canada's most important export industry. Every day 148,000 Canadians go to work in the auto sector. They build more than 7,000 vehicles every day. They produce $290 million worth of products. They earn $26 million, and pay $6.3 million in income and pro

Industry committee  I would just summarize by leaving you with four recommendations we would like to put on the record. The first is to encourage the Bank of Canada to relax its interest rate policy to reduce the upward pressure on the Canadian dollar. The second is to continue the recent federal p

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee, for the opportunity to be here to discuss our views regarding the challenges facing Canada's manufacturing sector. My name, as you know, is Peter Kennedy, and I'm the assistant to the secretary-treasurer of CAW. I'm joined tod