To shift for a moment—this committee is also studying the issue of the services sector—I hear time and time again that there seems to be a perspective out there, perhaps a belief, that manufacturing doesn't necessarily have to be that important. We can have our widgets made in China, and we can manage to maintain our standard of living.
How tough a job is it for you, Mr. Myers, to convince Canadians—it takes no effort to convince me and Mr. Carrie, who have large manufacturing facilities that employ most of our constituents--that manufacturing actually counts in Canada?
Mr. Nantais, you may want to comment on this as well.