Thank you.
Thank you very much to our witness for coming on such short notice. We realize that everyone's lives are very busy, and we do appreciate your coming.
I'm most impressed that you've been involved throughout NAFTA, in representing your industry. We recognize the importance of trade, especially to the people and industries that you represent.
When I look at the makeup of your membership, I think the thing that a lot of people don't recognize is that your members are not only exporters, but they're importers of parts of their products, so they need to be aware of import restrictions. They may import a piece, which they add onto before they export it. Most people think of exporters as just being exporters. One of my concerns--and I would like you to share your thoughts on this--is that we need to make sure that we, in our protectionist mode, don't put restrictions on imports that are a base product to which we add value before we export it. A lot of people like to put up barriers to stop imports coming in, and limiting imports can inhibit our Canadian companies from being competitive. Can you share your thoughts on that?