It is possible to analyze the economic stimulus plan proposed by the government in Budget 2009 and compare it to the American package. The American proposals are much broader in scope than those of our government, but the American economy is much weaker.
The American economy is much weaker. The stimulus package that President Obama is proposing right now is in the neighbourhood of 5% of GDP. The stimulus package that we are talking about in Budget 2009 is in the order of 2% to 2.5% for Canada.
If we were asked to do a comparison of the different types of proposals, we could assess it. We could assess the base under certain multipliers if there were that support to do that. In the report we prepared prior to the budget, we did a comparison of the size of packages but not the comparison of individual proposals.