Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's good to have a second opportunity.
I would like to go back to some of the inaccurate statements that have been put on the record, somehow, about this human index. If we're to believe Mr. Julian, we should all just pack our bags and go home. I can't believe that. In fact, the leader of the NDP at a speech at the Economic Club of Ottawa just recently touted the benefits of trade, how important it is to Canada, how we should be expanding, and how it can provide opportunities in the auto industry. For once I can't help but agree with him; I think there are great opportunities there.
How do we balance how Stats Canada's numbers are being misconstrued by some individuals to say that the world is bad, with, yes, Canada is not doing as well as we could in trade, but not everybody is poorer in this country? Are we misinterpreting Stats Canada's numbers? Can you give us a reflection of how those numbers are accurate and how Canadians, in your integrated trade strategy, are going to do better?