This is the same—maybe I'm going a little bit back to what Des was talking about earlier. One of the roles that CGSB is often called to play is to ensure that there is an alignment between standards between different countries, to facilitate trade so that Canadian suppliers are able to participate in other markets globally. These standards can be referred to as non-tariff barriers to trade.
Part of the role that we play at the International Standards Organization through the Standards Council of Canada.... All standards organizations contribute to discussions. I believe over 35 committees participate at the International Standards Organization, and it is precisely for that, to ensure alignment between our standards meeting our needs, as well as being able to ensure that our industries can access those markets.
Des was talking earlier about the ISO 9000, which was an example of a standard put in place that essentially excluded you from doing business unless you had that certification. We stepped into that vacuum, and the private sector has caught up and is now doing that. But this is going to come up continuously. Whenever there's trade, there are standards set by a country.
If I go back to the example of radon gas, the standards set in the U.S. don't meet the Canadian need. From a free trade perspective, U.S. manufacturers aren't going to be able to deliver to us until they know what our standard is. We can already access the American market because we have their standard, but they don't have ours. On the free trade side, it very much is about enabling business, and it's part of the harmonization of our requirements.