Thank you, Madam Chair.
Part of the challenge for a country like Canada is that we've become a branch-plant economy in many respects, aside from a few domestic champions for headquarters here in Canada. A good example is the lack of use of the Investment Canada Act to protect iconic Canadian companies like Rona, for example, which is now owned by Lowe's. Hence, other than companies like Burger King, which wanted to put its headquarters here to evade tax in the United States and put up false offices, really, in Toronto and other regions, we don't have the decision-makers here as much.
How much of a disadvantage is it for us—for example, compared with the United States—not to have greater co-operation amongst our laws, and consistency? For example, in Windsor here, as our minivan, which is a world-class vehicle, is being built, it literally crosses the border back and forth seven times. There's a whole regulatory regime that protects consumers, aside from the aftermarket issue that I raised, with regard to the building of it, the quality and a series of things that are consistent for the consumer.
With a digital economy, how important is it for us to get further co-operation legislatively with the United States to protect consumers?