This was a major issue during the preparation of the budget, and I don't mind saying that. The accelerated capital cost allowance is a temporary measure. The standard capital cost allowance in Canada, as you know, is 30%, and this accelerated capital cost allowance is at 50%.
I was looking for the numbers. It's $1.4 billion in tax relief to manufacturers.
You're absolutely correct that the large concentration of manufacturing is in southwestern Ontario, and the recession struck that area of the country and that province hard with respect to the manufacturing sector. We thought it was appropriate to use some of the limited resources available to provide incentives, and to provide this major incentive in the manufacturing industry. It is supported, of course, by the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition.
But I have to stress that this is a very generous capital cost allowance at 50%, and it is not a permanent measure.