Going back to my initial point, I think we all have to be very responsible for making sure that the situation we're put in—the country, the business community, and our reputation.... This is not something that any government or any country wants to be put in. As I said, if you try to bid on or chase projects on the world stage, you'll be faced with a blacklist of Canadian companies, or at least that reputation is there.
This is very painful and has put a lot of companies and businesses at risk when bidding on any project outside Canada. I think we have to be very responsible here. We do represent Canadians before we represent our parties. This is very important. I'm looking at this at its face value. I hope the members on the government side will see it in the same way.
I'm sincerely talking about this in a very firm way and in a very convinced way. As I said, I've been on the world stage and I know what that means. I think we need to be the one who is coming forward to find solutions and to find the root as to why the OECD or any respected organizations out there are doing this. Why has the World Bank blacklisted 115 Canadian companies that are affiliated to SNC? It's very concerning.
This issue goes beyond partisanship. This is very important. We are here to represent all Canadians, and we need to be responsible enough and have our conscience at the best level to be able to do something and to get to the root of why this is happening.
I think Mr. Caron is on the same page with me on this.