Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to the witnesses. Thank you for your simplified complex presentations.
I want to pick up on Mr. Moffat's comments. Except for defence procurement, it seems as though the federal government has largely abandoned using procurement as a tool for industrial and regional development under trade agreements. I know in the U.S., for example, there are “buy American” programs that are exempt and there are certain minority contractors exemptions.
I'm wondering why we don't have policy flexibility here in Canada, if we're covered by the same agreement.