Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Let us continue along the same lines. Let us talk about the unanimous report from the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology dated last February 5. This is no commercial for the Liberals, it was signed by a Conservative member, Mr. James Rajotte. This was in February 2007; let me quickly read you an extract:
While the rest of the Canadian economy is generally very robust, many industries within the manufacturing sector are struggling to remain competitive against the backdrop of the Canadian dollar that has risen in value by more than 40% in comparison to its American counterpart [...]