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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1981-02-04, Page 6FOR THREE GREAT PRIZES SECOND PRIZE THIRD PRIZE MOTORCYCLE SCOOTER HELMET FREE COFFEE & DONUTS Come in and see the new 1981 YAMAHA & KAWASAKI MODELS ALL AT NOTE LICENSE BUREAU WILL BE CLOSED THIS SATURDAY ONLY e — THE BRUSSELS POST, FEBRUARY 4, 1981 Cardiff back from Europe BY DEBBIE RANNEY Huron-Bruce M.P. Murray Cardiff re- cently returned home from a trip to France, Germany, Sweden and Finland where he was part of a committee looking into successful export marketing. In June of 1980, Mr.. Cardiff was nominated to a committee trying to futher expand Canada's export markets, particularly in the area of manufacturing. In the fall, meetings were held with businesses from throughout Canada. Mr. Cardiff said it was felt that they should look at countries that are successfully export marketing and meet their officials. The final report of the committee is due in the House of Commons on March 31. Mr. Cardiff left Ottawa on January 9 and the first country the committee visited was France. Winners of the January 26 curling draw at the Brussels Morris and Grey Community Centre were Ken Bray, Howard Hackwell, John Byers, Dan Pearsen, Fred Uhler, Stewart Steiss, Ernie Lewington, Jim Patterson and Ross Hemingway. There was a tie between the teams of Ross Veitch and Murray Some of the things discussed in France were what type of export financing is available, the types of projects they were exporting, capital projects--even areas where they were co-operating with another countryl and export insurance. Mr. Cardiff said France had been very successful in exporting and subsidizes exports, but that it would be disastrous if all exporting countries got into a financial battle subsidizing exports. Following the trip to France, the committee travelled to four different locations in Germany, including Bonn, Koln, Deusseldorf and Hamburg. The MPA met with the banking community or went to two East Block countries and the rest flew to St, ockholm, Sweden, including Murray Cardiff. Sweden is about the size of California Monday February 2 was the last game for this draw. A bonspiel will be held on Tuesday. financial institutions and discussed their assistance towards export marketing and also the insurance for exporting. There is little or no subsidization for exporting but the banking community is very heavily involved in exporting projects. Mr. Cardiff said the one thing he liked about Germany was the small amount of government interference. He said enter- prising officials get out and get business without a lot of government involvement. AGGRESSIVE "The German people appear to be very aggressive and upfront in their business dealings. I think it's a good way of doing business," he said. The full committee had travelled to France and Germany, but after that half and has a population of 8 million people. The Swedish are very proud of their country and very aware of preserving the natural resources and environment. "Their environment comes first. We could take a lesson from them," Mr. Cardiff said. GOOD QUALITY Manufactuers rely heavily on the ex- porting of manufactured goods and the products that they're building are of good a ualitv. Sweden has 80 trade commissioners posted throughout the world who have the initiative to go ahead if they think there is a market for some product. The Swedes have a lot of interest in Canada because they have businesses here. The Swedesh are1 however, heavily in debt. They have a deficit of 18 billion a year, but their social programs cost a lot of money. Income tax rates are high, averaging out to about 50 per cent of income. Interest is deductible from income tax and as a result, most people are heavily in debt as well. While in Sweden, Mr. Cardiff took advantage of the opportunity to speak to some of their agricultur al represerktatives. He said young people involved in inudstry are sent to school for three or four years to train to become exporters. One of the qualifications for enrolling in this school is the ability to speak three languages -- Swedish, Finnish and usually English. This training would cost about $2 million dollars per year (Canadian money). Companies in Finland are interested in industrial expansion and have bid on a project with some Canadian companies, "which would certainly help the export of some of our manufactured goods." Mr. Cardiff said. Win men's draw at Brussels Huether. Ernie Lewington and Bob Alexander had an exciting game last week right down to the last shot. The game was won by Ernie Lewington's team. In ladies' curling on January 27, winners were Nora Stephenson, Fran Bremner and Karen Uhler. Wingham Memorial Shop QUALITY SERVICE CRAFTSMANSHIP Open Every Weekday Your Guarantee for Over 35 Years of CEMETERY LETTERING BOX 158, WIN GRAM JOHN MALLICK Travelling outside Canada?' 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