Yes. We are looking at revealing the contracts for four manufacturers related to the auto sector. You don't think that other industry partners are looking at this and are concerned about the precedent that's being set here? How would shipyards in Quebec, which deal with sensitive military information because they have military clients, feel about this? How would they feel if all of a sudden on a $5-billion contract we revealed the confidential agreement and contract?
I don't see Irving or Davie or others publicizing their contracts and their information so that their competitors can get a competitive edge. What are we doing here? This completely undermines our entire industrial strategic policy.
What are we doing? Shipyards, naval ships, aerospace.... You think automotive jealously guards its patents, trade secrets and information. Aerospace, one of the most highly competitive secretive industries because every single piece of information is parsed and has strategic value.... What message do we send to our aerospace manufacturers when we say that we are willing to publish confidential agreements at the drop of a hat? Where is the responsibility?
Where is the responsibility? For those workers who would be impacted—shipyards, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing—are we serious partners for manufacturing in this country? Heer Law is an IP company in Canada. It has a report titled “Statistics on the Value and Importance of Intellectual Property”, which asks:
How important is intellectual property? Intellectual property is an economic driver in Canada, the U.S., Europe, and increasingly around the globe: 51% of Canada's economy is represented by knowledge-based industries;—