I think sometimes when I was in business I was working at really the kind of nuts and bolts level of the economy, making investments, figuring out how to make companies more productive, taking out waste, creating jobs and employment. I understand, as another member commented earlier on, that business and government are different, but understanding at the grassroots level actually how jobs are created, how employment growth occurs, how businesses grow is something that will be valuable. We are in a recovery, but it is in a fragile stage, Mr. Chair, and it needs good public policy.
I've also been a staffer in Ottawa. And maybe there are not enough people in this country who have experience in both how government works and how business works. I'm hoping to bring that to the service of the Prime Minister.