Manufacturing in Canada makes a lot of sense, for one thing because we have such a bounty of natural resources. We have wood, iron ore—all the things that make it right. For us not to be in those transformational businesses, where we take a lump of coal and turn it into coke, turn it into steel, turn it into a car, turn it into an engine.... It makes sense; it's here. For us to dig it up and ship it somewhere else is the wrong way to go. Manufacturing does makes sense, because of the valued-added and the spin-offs it brings.
On November 22nd, 2006. See this statement in context.