What is interesting in the case of a possible free trade agreement with Norway, it is that the committee received the same answer with regard to the agreement with Korea. Canada's chief negotiator told us that there was no other estimate other than the one for the automotive industry. Perhaps at the end of our trip will we recommend not signing any international trade agreement as long as a public assessment of the impact of such an agreement on the overall Canadian economy is not done.
Thank you for being here this morning. Your testimonies are teaching us things we would not have learned in Ottawa; they justify our crisscrossing Canada.
My question is for Mr. Irving or anyone else who wishes to answer. If we do not heed your recommendations with regard to accelerated depreciation, carbon dioxide issues, the anti-pollution market, what will be the impact on the manufacturing sector, and in particular the manufacturing sector located here in the Maritimes?