In comparing Canada with the United States, what type of discussion happens in the department with respect to, for example, the auto industry? Until recently, there was the technology partnership program, TPP, that was available to them. Our tax incentives weren't enough to compete with what's being done in the United States. We've seen recent decisions to expand plants over there instead of in Canada. At what point does the department undertake an examination to find out whether their approach is successful? Are we looking at the Canadian broad-range approach we've been stuck in for twenty years? When does it happen?
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