Once again, I want to just formally apologize to the francophone members for speaking so quickly before. And to our translators, I apologize again.
Allow me to answer the question. I appreciate the candour with which you're speaking on this specific issue.
This is not a political issue. This cuts across all political parties, all constituencies. This is about the survival of our economy. It is extremely important that the message be relayed back to the minister, to the deputy minister, to all those in that portfolio, and to everyone in Parliament. The issues have to be fundamentally set and the policies have to be addressed to allow us to create incentives for manufacturing.
We've heard a lot about R and D today. R and D is very important—research and development, of course. But you can't have research and development without the manufacturing component. If you look at our life, our livelihood, our lifestyle, this is not about politics. This is not about nationalism. This is about putting food on the table for our children and the survival of our country as a viable entity in the world order.
We're peacekeepers. We're also incentive-based in terms of everything we do in the world community. We lead the way on human rights issues. We do a lot of things that should be considered the model for citizenry across the board. Why can't we, then, take care of our industry so that we will be able to continue along those lines? That's why I say it goes far above and beyond political affiliation here. This is about survival.