It would be very difficult to give any specific or concrete answer to that. Generally speaking, yes, economic opportunity and growth in one part of the country has a positive benefit and spillover into other parts of the country. At the same time, commodity prices and energy costs--for example, in the manufacturing sector--can be a challenge that has to be dealt with. So the volatility and the need to be able to adjust is always there. Certainly over the last several years, as the oil sands were booming, the manufacturing sector was going through some significant adjustments in central parts of Canada. A number of firms...and certainly provincial governments were working with firms to try to help connect some of these companies in, so they could help meet some of the skills, some of the supply needs that were being drawn out into the oil sands area. So there are pros and cons, on balance. The oil sands are obviously a major contributor to the Canadian economy.
On March 24th, 2009. See this statement in context.