Mr. Speaker, as I understand it, the EDC currently has some applications before it. I guess it is a matter of cashflow management and what programs EDC has or could custom make to deal with this issue. I will certainly be inquiring further as to what EDC is doing, although I believe it has responded already to some extent.
This is an important area and I for one will be taking it up with EDC. If EDC needs more capacity in terms of its mandate perhaps the government should look at that as well. However, we really need to do whatever we can to help these companies if we are left in a situation where we have to fight this through to the WTO. Some of these companies and jobs will be jeopardy.