Thank you, Mr. Chair.
For my friends at the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, I always remember Congressman Oberstar, now passed away, a Democrat from Michigan and actually the ranking member for transportation for many years. He always advocated to me for us to actually push “buy Canadian” so that we could negotiate back with the United States and have a seat at the table.
What I'm worried about as we go down this road is how inefficient.... A minivan made in Windsor crosses the border seven times. It doesn't get built and then sent one way or another. It gets built by going back and forth: the engine, the parts and all that stuff. I'm worried about our inefficiency in terms of competing with the east and the west, in going into Asia and other markets, if we have inefficiencies in our structure chain. Could I have your thoughts on that, please?