First, a correction on the number I gave you. I was talking two-thirds of our employees globally--that is to say between BT and BA--are outside Canada, but in the case of Bombardier Aerospace, two-thirds of our employees are in Canada. So only one-third of our labour force is elsewhere.
We have a plant in Belfast that is a factory we bought from Short Brothers, or it is Short Brothers, and the reason we're there is partly because of its history. The Short Brothers built aircraft for the Wright Brothers. They've been in this business a long time, and they have unparalleled global expertise in the manufacture of wing technology, for instance. That's one reason and one example.
We're in Wichita, where we make Learjet aircraft, business aircraft. We're in Wichita because that's where Learjet was when we acquired them and that's where our global expertise for this size of aircraft resides.
We've established a small plant, now growing, in Queretaro, in Mexico, and we'll see where that goes. We went there for a number of reasons. When I think of my checklist, to answer your question, let me give you the checklist in answer.
Why would we establish anywhere, Canada or elsewhere? One is markets. Are they fair, are they clear, can we compete in them? Is there some comparative advantage in being there? Human resources. Are they there? Are they stable? Are they trained? Are they reliable?
Partnerships--can we have a sense of partnership with communities, governments, suppliers, institutions, universities, and others? Clusters--are there clusters available on which we can draw in terms of suppliers, in terms of technology suppliers, in terms of economies of scale?
Lastly are societal issues. And this is a hard one to calibrate, but it's a huge part, I think, of decisions that favour Canada. Is there a rule of law? Is there a climate of trust and constancy? Is there protection for intellectual property? Can people feel safe here?
These are all real questions. They may not have a dollar figure attached to them, but they are all very real.