We have to be careful of trade treaties and unfair market protection. That's one side of it. The rule is it's dollar for dollar. We're looking for qualitative investments. That means jobs and opportunities for Canadians and Canadian firms. That's the kind of commitment we hold them to. In a lot of cases, these companies are coming up with ways of saying that as part of their commitment they will give a Canadian firm a contract and at the same time that provides an entry for the Canadian firm to bid on other contracts in other countries or to be part of the general supply chain of this international supplier of military equipment, whatever that might be. It is potentially a real win for a Canadian company to get something like that, because it opens up new markets and new doors for them.
On February 10th, 2009. See this statement in context.