Finance committee  We were unable to obtain that information from the Department of Finance. The government is not required to publish that information, and therefore it is not available. Having met with the representatives of four industries we work with--information technology, biopharmaceutical

Finance committee  I don't know how much companies are claiming on a yearly basis. However, according to businesses in the four groups that we consulted, arrears amount to between $50 million and several hundred million dollars. Based on our assessment, arrears represent between $1 and $2 billion f

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  When we created this business coalition, we realized that from one company to the next--and that includes companies like CAE...

Finance committee  Yes, Mr. Brown is still the CEO of CAE. We are very involved in that respect. We work with Nortel, Bombardier and companies such as Abitibi Consolidated and Tembec. There are a number of us. At the present time, there are 20 or more companies that are involved, both private and p

Finance committee  We will be very pleased to send that to you, Mr. Paquette.

Finance committee  Let me give you a simple example. Supposing you have revenues of $100 US. After paying everything you have to pay, you have $20 left. You pay taxes on $10 of that and you receive investment credits of $10; that means you are left with $20 in cash. With the appreciation of the Can

Finance committee  Around the world, there are some countries that are as generous or even more. I would take Japan as a major one.

Finance committee  We also have some biopharmaceutical companies that have transferred all their R and D all to Germany because they thought it was advantageous. The point we're making is that with the dollar exchange having changed so dramatically in a short period of time, it's very hard for us

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good morning to the honourable members of the committee. My colleagues and I represent a group of Canadian business leaders from various regions and industries with a common cause: to improve the federal scientific research and experimental developme