It's a very important point. Ultimately, there have been Liberal and Conservative governments that have come up with different economic policies that have helped and hurt the shipbuilding industry in Canada. There was a 25% tariff on large ships and that was removed at one point. Ferries is another one.
If we talk about a national shipbuilding strategy where we're trying to support the domestic production of ships, the federal government has done a lot at the federal level for the Coast Guard and the navy to roll out programs. It would be great to see collaboration with the provinces as well. If you look at B.C. and Ontario, there are a number of ferries that have been built offshore recently. Working collaboratively with the provinces would be something that the feds could do to help us keep that work onshore and create jobs in Canada.
The multiplier effect that you talked about is real. For every dollar spent in a shipyard, there is a multiplier effect, whether you use $5, $6 or more in the surrounding communities. That's a very important consideration that we need to factor in when we're talking about keeping work domestic.