I think the government is very receptive. Of course, it's a complex situation. As Mr. MacArthur mentioned, you may have people sitting in the parliament there who are factory owners. Obviously, there are deep-rooted systemic problems that will not be fixed overnight, but the government is very keen to get on top of this and, as in many other places around the world, the reputable, serious, long-term players in the industry understand that their markets are under threat.
They understand that, in part, because of conversations we had with them when we met jointly with our counterparts in Bangladesh last fall to deliver the message that, on the one hand, we're prepared to roll up our sleeves and help and contribute financially to building their technical capacity and drawing on the best international experience to help them to do so in a way that involves government and employers and labour, while at the same time letting them know that Canadian consumers are paying a lot of attention to this issue. They know there are some countries where the status of their tariff regime has been affected by these measures. As a result, they're very alert to that.
What makes me optimistic is that we have a lot of serious partners who are committed to addressing the problems, but it's a cautious optimism, because the main achievements are still ahead of us. It has been a year since the Rana Plaza collapse. It has been about six months since we embarked on this project with the ILO and the partners in Bangladesh and there are a lot of long-term issues to be addressed, so the good news is still ahead of us. However, there are serious partners to work with in the industry and in government and in the labour sector.