Thank you, Mr. Chair.
A number of speakers today have referred to the state of our economy and, in particular, the loss of manufacturing jobs in our economy, throughout Canada. I want to point out that the 2009 budget contains multiple provisions to support and encourage manufacturing in all sectors in Canada.
In particular, there are significant new investments in road, bridge, and border-crossing infrastructure, and also measures to eliminate tariffs on a range of manufacturing machinery and equipment. There are funds for the development of manufacturing in southern Ontario under the southern Ontario development fund. There are, as we know, funds for support for the auto industry, in conjunction with the Ontario government.
I wonder if Mr. Bradley could comment on how many of these initiatives might impact the Canadian trucking industry.