That's fine, but at the end of the day we are talking about the overall country, and we know we have to help industries to be competitive on a global scale, whether it is delivered through our regional development or directly to industry.
Often we find in Atlantic Canada that because the assistance comes through ACOA, it is often viewed through the media and sometimes through this present government as a bit of corporate welfare. Do you have any rough figures from your department across Canada for the different regions, such as the Quebec region, the Ontario region, the western region, and the Atlantic region? There are different regions that have different assistance toward their industries. Is there a bit of a breakdown overall to show if each region is getting fair treatment?
I know it goes to ACOA, but often back home we would say...Ontario would get it through a different venue--maybe the auto sector, or whatever--and people wouldn't look at it as corporate welfare but as an investment in the global economy. Sometimes at home we're viewed differently.
Does your department ever look at how we are doing overall for the whole country and how we are helping industries in these regions to prepare for the economies of whatever? Is there a breakdown in each region on how it is being rolled out, from the government's perspective?