Thank you for the question.
I am very encouraged by the provinces' willingness to work toward reducing the barriers you mentioned. Whether it's Quebec, British Columbia or Saskatchewan—I met with Saskatchewan's trade minister today—everyone is trying to figure out how we can develop this together while respecting factors as important as protecting the French language. Respect for the French language in Quebec isn't a barrier, but rather an exception to the free market. I'm very encouraged by the fact that other provinces, whether in western Canada or the Maritimes, want to work toward reducing these barriers while respecting, for example, the protection of the French language in your province.
Some provinces are looking for projects that will boost their economies. Obviously, as Mr. MacKinnon said, if a mining project is developed in New Brunswick—and there are some rather interesting examples of projects that Premier Holt is trying to move forward—it will benefit trades workers in Nova Scotia and Quebec. It will attract contractors from across Canada.
So this is very much in line with the process of having a unified Canadian economy, and everyone sees themselves as part of that. That's what I'm very encouraged about. Both the larger and smaller provinces see themselves as part of this effort, and they encourage each other. That's what I find truly encouraging.