I don't think so.
Anyway, Mr. Stanford, it's good to see you. I have to say that we've heard a lot of testimony, and I agree with everything you said in your opening testimony. I commend you for that too. I think there are a lot of opposing views, but I share virtually everything you said in your opening remarks. I'm encouraged by that, because one of the things I see within this testimony and other testimonies is that what the government has been doing is also a recognition from all sides that we need cooperation and that the days are over where we pit the one group against the other.
Somebody mentioned in their testimony—I think it was you, Mr. Myers—the need for universities and colleges to work in conjunction with industry. Maybe I'm a dreamer, but those are things that I believe are going to happen in this country. Increasingly there's an appetite for that. I commend you for your testimony.
I'm going to do a little dig, Jim, if you don't mind. One of the things that I think and personally feel is the biggest mistake we made in the automotive sector back in the 1980s and 1990s is that when we had the lower dollar we leveraged that against the automakers and we demanded higher rates. I hope the union sees that. I believe, just in listening to your testimony, that you recognize the importance of the lower dollar or the advantage we have. I hope we don't blow that like we did the last time. That's just an encouragement on your part.
I also wanted to make mention of what you talked about, Mr. Walker, in regard to the possibility of looking into the oil prices. I have to say that's been done a number of times, and there is a Competition Bureau. When it has been studied in committee, there was representation from all sides, and I know that at each particular committee, the committee members walk away and say that they guess it's explained.
I liked what you said, too, Jayson, about the fact that they're going to use that money, and they're going to use that money for investment. Again, I think we need to reiterate that it is a corporate decision. I don't know if we want to get into a position where governments will tell businesses what to do. I think we need that cooperation.
That's my little spiel. I just wanted to say that. I see that we're seeing some agreement across the board there too.
Jayson, I wonder if you could talk about the importance of—maybe we could go to you as well, Mark—what has happened to the auto industry and how it has positively affected.... I remember that back in 2006 they said that we needed a bridge, we needed harmonization, and we needed all those things you're talking about. Just tell us how that has strengthened our position in the auto industry. I'll leave it to either one of you to start.