Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Macklem, correct me if I'm wrong, but generally speaking, when it comes to exports, Canada's manufacturing sector prefers having a weaker exchange rate. It's good for export.
I'm on page 19 of the report, where it refers to price increases, but there are also significant increases in natural resource exports. Several sections of the report refer to gold, for example. We also know that our oil exports, among others have gone up.
At a time of uncertainty where many people would like to buy gold, for example, and we're exporting a lot of it, do all of these resource exports have any impact on the exchange rate, which could ultimately have a negative impact on Canada's manufacturing sector and on our manufacturing exports?