International Trade committee  Currently, the way the duties have been charged, it's at the entry value. If a remanufacturer produces a piece of 2x4 and it's a $15 product by the time it gets to the border, they're taxed on that full $15, whereas a first mill would be taxed at the price at which they bought th

International Trade committee  Indeed, yes.

International Trade committee  That's absolutely right. If you look at the distorting results of this dispute on the independent remanufacturers, particularly in eastern Canada—and you see it in their export volumes—they are precisely because of the entry value tax. Effectively, they've been priced out of the

International Trade committee  No. Again, we believe that's a step in the right direction in that it's being administered by a body that is a tax collecting agent. It's one thing to cheat, and it's another thing to cheat the tax man. So we welcome that. We think a critical step towards ensuring the long-term v

International Trade committee  Absolutely. Thank you very much for the question. We believe that recognition in the agreement for independent remanufacturers is a step in the right direction, but we believe that we have to go a step further and build on the maritime model. The Maritimes have been very succ

International Trade committee  Thank you very much for this opportunity to talk to you all here today regarding your study of the July 1 legal agreement text. I'm here in my capacity as the executive director of the Canadian Lumber Remanufacturers Alliance. This group represents leading independent remanufactu

International Trade committee  To be clear, our group does not oppose this deal. We believe that the status quo is the surest way of ending value-added remanufacturing in the country and all of those jobs associated with that. In terms of a response to your specific question, as to whether we have detailed a

International Trade committee  Just to be clear, independent remanufacturers are in fact recognized in this agreement and--this is notable--it's the first time independent operations have ever been recognized in the context of a formal agreement. That is a positive step; although it's not perfect, it is positi

International Trade committee  I'll do my best. Thank you very much for your questions, Mr. LeBlanc. In terms of the current state of affairs in the remanufacturers, the member is correct. Over the dispute period, generally Canadian exports to the United States have been setting record highs and taking reco

International Trade committee  No independent lumber remanufacturers appear under the current framework and its list of exempted companies. This is a needless loss for Canada, and we hope it can never happen again. Canada's wins on lumber have always been incremental--the maritime exemption, the exclusion of t

International Trade committee  Thank you very much for this opportunity to appear here today. I'm here serving in my capacity as the executive director for the Canadian Lumber Remanufacturers Alliance. I'm accompanied by Monsieur Martin Béland, who is our Quebec representative. Our group represents leading in