When economists talk about the benefits of globalization, it's important to distinguish between the long-run and the short-run effects. Economists are usually talking about the long-run benefits. In the short term, there are going to be drawbacks such as the costs associated with reallocations and people having to move. The issues you're talking about, Mr. André, are the short-term effects.
Considered in the long term, there's lots of evidence to show that trade is really helping the Canadian economy. There's a recent, often-quoted paper out of the University of Toronto showing that NAFTA has resulted in large productivity gains. You need at least ten years of data to be able to go back and see the gains.
Obviously, there are concerns associated with the short-run effects, and I'm going to echo some of Jayson's comments on this. We need to dampen some of the short-run effects. One major thing we need to simplify and clarify is the Canadian tax system. Right now, as Jayson said, the effective tax rate on capital is the sixth or eighth highest in the world, which doesn't allow young and established firms to grow or to deal with their competition.
To deal with these short-run effects, there should be some government program to retrain people whose jobs have been affected by globalization. We need a program that either teaches them to be more productive in their own industry or trains them for a new job and lets them stay where they are. I think these are two important issues.