Besides what my colleague already said, I'm going to take it from a different and higher level. I'm going to answer on behalf of my industry. We understand that our role is going to be one of a sacrificial lamb, a meat shield, for this government and this country in the short term and long term, but you need to grant us the grace and the respect to tell us what the plan is. Is this a two- to three-month plan? Is this a six-month plan? Is this a one-year plan? My answer would be different for each one of those scenarios.
You have to admit and come up with the reality that what you're asking of us is to stand at the front line of a trade war with the United States. We are the front line. As we prepare for this, we are preparing for the risk to our businesses. We are playing and gambling with the futures of our employees, and we don't really know how long this is going to go.
You asked me for an answer on what supports. I'm asking you to tell us what the plan is. You're asking us to toe the line right now, but we really don't know how long it's going to be. If you tell me it's July, we'll probably be okay. If you tell me it's going to go much longer than that, then we need to come up with some serious measures to be able to support these companies. Right now Canada and the United States, for all the reasons I've put down, are the two ugly sisters. What's leaving is never coming back.
How long do you want us to hold the line?