Industry committee  To answer your question, I will give you an example. My son regularly buys products that are made and sold in the United States. There are no restrictions on those products here. The same goes for financial services. Internationalization, globalization, the opening up of borders

Industry committee  We do have to qualify things a bit. The bill could reduce the ability of our companies to compete, but I do not think that any of the witnesses came here to tell you not to pass legislation. We agree that it is needed, but we have to strike the right balance to get rid of spam wh

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  I just wanted to mention that the original intent of the legislation was very commendable. We are also consumers, even if we work in financial institutions. The bill aims to protect electronic commerce, not reduce it to nothing. Where things stand now, it is one of the tools avai

Industry committee  I am going to give the floor to my colleague Mr. Brun.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, members of the committee. The Desjardins Group thanks you for giving it this opportunity to share its views on bill C-27 with you today. First of all, allow me to briefly introduce the organization we represent. Desjardins Group is ranke