One minute.
Perth Soap is feeling the effect of rising costs of infrastructure, water, and services. They were saying if they had access to federal grants for a cooling tower they wouldn't rely on water resources as much and could be more profitable.
Transportation-wise, if some consideration could be given to fuel tax reduction for these companies that transport these products from Perth all over the world, it would help.
Just in wrapping up, Perth, Smiths Falls, and Merrickville-Wolford are proud communities, and we are intent on securing our economic future. We can be viable in an environmentally friendly, sustainable manner. However, we have to start thinking about relationships in a different way, because there's a different economy emerging out there. We have to think of federal, provincial, and municipal shared responsibilities, because we're no longer separated. I think we're much more joined and have to relate in a different way.
Anyway, those are my comments, Mr. Chair.