Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I want to thank the guests for being here today.
I actually have about three pages' worth of questions. I've been trying to figure out which ones to ask for my six minutes, so I'm going to get right to it.
I come from Oshawa, and other members here are from Ontario, and manufacturing in the auto sector is the heart of the entire economy. We were in Windsor yesterday, and they said this isn't just a problem, this is a crisis, this is an emergency, and we have to do something. We've heard of problems, as you were saying, about these knock-offs. We've heard of patent protection and we've heard of problems with commercialization.
The first question I'd like to ask the panel is this. How do we fight these unfair offshore subsidies and their trading practices, where other governments allow these things to go on that are really hurting our manufacturers?
Number two, I want to talk about the relationships across Canada. I know there was a recent trade mission from Ontario to Alberta. You mentioned your program with Quebec and the partnering in that regard. It's so important, because we have different areas that could be manufactured and there's a real shortage here. There might be layoffs in Ontario. What are your comments on helping those two things out?