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January 2009

Vol 10. No. 1

Smoother regulatory framework can mitigate economic downturn

The uncertain economic outlook featured prominently at the recent breakfast meeting of the Canadian Fluid Power Association (www.cfpa.ca), an organization that represents manufacturers and distributors in the robotics, mechatronics, hydraulics and pneumatics disciplines.

Keynote speaker Jayson Myers, president, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (www.cme-mec.ca), and chairman, Canadian Manufacturing Coalition, told the meeting that the current crisis, while unprecedented, should be looked at in historical context. Myers noted the Asian currency crisis, the Dot Com bubble burst and 9/11 as milestones that the economy has bounced back from over the past 20 years. He also pointed out that in 1991, the Fraser Institute, a business think tank, predicted that Canadian manufacturing would disappear in 20 years.

''As companies exit the market (in this economy), opportunities arise for those with cash. Hopefully credit issues will also be resolved during this sales downturn,'' said Myers.

The CFPA is part of the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition, one of 43 industry associations that also includes Electro-Federation Canada (www.electrofed.com), lobbying Canada's Minister of Finance. The in a letter to the minister of behalf of the coalition signed by Myers, he urged that:
• regulatory frameworks enable innovation and competitiveness,
• compliance is simplified and streamlined,
• new regulations are thoroughly vetted to assess their real impact on our international competitiveness.

On yesterday's budget Myers commented, ''There's still a lot of work to do to make sure we've got a tax system to improve investment in technology and innovation.''

Mike Edwards,
Supervising Editor, Canadian Electronics
medwards@clbmedia.ca

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