Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you for coming to Ottawa to meet with us. You have a very convincing brief, in my opinion. It says that we bought peace for $500 million. That is a little expensive, but a lot of other things run completely counter to that. In fact, over the course of the day, I have heard people say that the industry needs a shot in the arm and that tomorrow's agreement could be even more costly than this one.
People have referred to the high dollar, interest rates, the price of oil and the export percentage, namely 5, 10 or 15 per cent. I even heard someone say 22 per cent. How will the industry possible manage?