I'd like to ask one question and my colleague would like to ask one.
Mr. Minister, thank you for being here.
The question I'd like to ask you is about manufacturing. As you know, I come from Oshawa, and we had some great news today. J.D. Power and Associates again awarded the Oshawa plant number one and two for quality in North America. That was some really good news. Again, it was announced today that in mean family income in Canada, Oshawa was number two. So there's a lot of good things happening in Oshawa.
However, there are some challenges too. That's why I was so proud this past year that the committee got out and studied Canada's manufacturing sector. We put together a comprehensive but very relevant report on the challenges it faces, and I want to thank you very much for your kind remarks at the beginning of your speech.
At the press conference yesterday, something struck me, and it was praise for our government from CME's Perrin Beatty. I quote:
What's important today is that for many years the M-word wouldn't be uttered by politicians or bureaucrats. There was a sense that manufacturing was passé, but we have now brought manufacturing back to the agenda.
For many years, manufacturing was neglected, and that kind of leads us to where we are today.
I'd like to correct my colleague across the way. There was not one positive response, but we had 21 out of 22 recommendations...positive responses. Could you let us know what the government's response to a report means for workers in my riding of Oshawa?
Then there's another question from my colleague.