This sector is growing very quickly and will continue to grow very quickly. It's a clear indication that the world around us is changing as well.
I'm not one who always looks to the government to do more. Usually I prefer it when the government doesn't get in the way, and I think that's maybe the difference with me and most of the other presenters you'll see: instead of coming here asking for more, we really just want less. We want less red tape, less regulation, and fewer obstacles to growth.
There's a lot of demand for infrastructure, but I believe the most important infrastructure in this next decade, if we really want to truly embrace growth in Canada, will be infrastructure dealing not only with how we move people and goods, but with how we move ideas, and that infrastructure and those ideas will be moved by wireless mobile technology.
We're not asking for any money from the government to build those networks. We already have the fastest and best networks in the world. We just want to make sure that we continue, that we stay, and that we have those best networks of the next generation. For that, we're not asking the government for more money. We're asking the government to take less from us so we can invest more.
That, I think, is an approach.... Certainly governments have a role in making sure that we have good education and good training--absolutely--and that we have a fiscal environment that is competitive and attractive to business. But when we ask governments to try to do more and do too much social engineering or economic engineering, unfortunately sometimes it just doesn't work. Allow those who succeed to make the decisions and invest and you will see more growth.