That's interesting. Thank you for the question.
Last time, the government was very aggressive in selling their story in the United States. Essentially, they found out who the proponent was of buy America inside the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. They found out that the proponent had access to the Canadian market unfettered, but the proponent was most worried about China.
The government had great discussions with them, and our bureaucrats did a fantastic job. They were able to secure a letter signed by the proponent that says they were fully supportive of the Canadian exemption. That letter was given to the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister passed that on to President Obama. That was very instrumental in getting a Canadian exemption to buy America. There are always opportunities that can be leveraged when negotiating with the Americans.
Certainly green infrastructure is one right now. The Americans are very concerned as well about our nuclear waste that's up at the Bruce Power plant. They have indicated that they would be very willing to dispose of that in Michigan. We should and could use that as leverage in order to exact a Canadian exemption of buy America. That's something they want. We want something. There's no reason we can't come to some sort of an agreement. There are many other examples like that.
Mr. Lewis, you asked about our innovation. We make a pipe that is earthquake-resistant. It's called Bionax SR, and it's made in Saint-Laurent, Quebec. It's sold all up and down the west coast of the United States and Canada. That's another example of Canadian innovation fixing an American problem. I really believe that's what we should promote with the Americans. We should be working as a trading bloc, not working against each other.