There have been various reports by the financial institutions and their chief economists and the Conference Board talking about what the performance of the manufacturing sector could be moving forward, and about its maybe benefiting from the lower loonie and increased demand in the United States. The forecast is probably looking better than it was a few years back. There has been some progress from that perspective.
That said, one of the things we're trying to do in support of the manufacturing companies with our programs is to support their ability to compete, and to increase their innovation and productivity.
In my opening remarks, I referred to the programs that we have, whether it's the advanced manufacturing fund or the investing in business growth and productivity initiative. We are trying to support their efforts to increase their productivity and competitiveness; to consolidate and also expand their presence in the supply chains, whether they are domestic or global; and to make sure they can compete on the global stage.