I'm hearing particularly from people in southwestern Ontario. I know you represent Guelph well. You've been a strong advocate for the manufacturing sector in the region, Dominique.
I think the support has been timely. I think we needed to react quickly. Why? It was because the White House had changed its interpretation of the steel and aluminum tariffs and expanded it to derivative products. Companies that were not necessarily impacted by tariffs are now impacted, because, basically, the interpretation is now the full value of the product in which steel and/or aluminum can be included.
Based on that, we needed to come up with some real support, which is not only support through loans but also support through subsidies in order to protect companies and not have them go into a spiral of debt. It was also influenced by what we did last time during the section 232 tariffs under the first Trump administration. Based on that, we decided to go further. I think the reaction is good.
Let me be frank: We're not claiming victory, whatsoever. We will continue to work with the sectors that are impacted, and we'll continue to be in listening mode and action mode.
