Thank you very much, colleague.
I too would like to thank all of the witnesses for joining us on a Thursday night to talk buy America and trade.
I don't think I have much time, so I'll address this question to Ms. Cobden and Mr. McSweeney. Let me begin by thanking both of you and your industries for the incredible work you do here in Canada, and rest assured that every minister is raising buy America with every counterpart in the United States. We are on this file, but we also want the help of industry.
Ms. Cobden, you mentioned that there isn't enough of a supply of steel in the United States.
Mr. McSweeney, you mentioned that the U.S. imports 16 tonnes of cement from Canada. I assume that's on a yearly basis.
We know that what President Biden is proposing is a $2.3-trillion plan, so it seems to me that there might be opportunities for you to be discussing this with the industry in the United States and with your clients to see what their plans are in order to meet the demands they will soon face. Is there opportunity from the industry perspective to have some pressure put on the United States so that we can all work together towards this one goal of ensuring that we continue to have access to this important market?