Mr. Watkins, I liked your presentation. This is an issue that interested me when I was my party's industry critic.
However, there is one component that you did not touch on concerning economic development. In fact, we probably touch on it indirectly when we talk about productivity. It concerns infrastructure, particularly in the manufacturing industry, including steel, among others.
I think you would agree with me that you are in direct competition with emerging countries. We are talking about China, India, Brazil and several countries with whom we have to compete. However, as far as infrastructure is concerned, my sense is that we are currently lagging behind some emerging countries. These countries seem to invest massively whereas, comparatively speaking, our investments are rather tentative.
Could you comment on the Canadian infrastructure situation, particularly for the manufacturing industry with regard to exports or general production, compared with the countries that we are competing with, whether they are emerging markets or industrialized?