I'll start by saying you needn't apologize, Jay. The approach we're taking in this committee is that it's important to hear about the big picture—and of course, we're very interested in the big picture—but that it's also very interesting to hear specific proposals that relate to industry. I think we have a good balance and I think we have had some fantastic feedback today from both of your organizations.
I think it would be appropriate, if I may, to close on opportunities. One thing we've talked about here and that we hear a lot about is the problems and challenges we're facing as Canadians--I guess because they're so much in our face right now--because of this global slowdown. One thing that is important is to look to where the opportunities are in addressing these things. As governments, rather than just throwing money at problems, we need to carefully consider where there are real opportunities, both in the short term, to address the labour issues, and in the long term, to ensure that when we come out, we come out stronger than ever.
Jay, you have mentioned some really interesting things to do with rail that I never knew about, such as products to grease the rails and things like that, specific products that I imagine have a chemical component to them.
Maybe each of you could speak to areas within your industries in which you see tremendous potential, areas in which, as we come out, there will be an environmental technology impact that's going to be in demand around the world and in which we have Canadian expertise in researching and developing and turning this into something that will drive our economy to be even stronger in the future, both in the short term and in the long term.