I think e-manifest is an excellent example of the very practical approach that members of the NACC from all three countries are strongly in favour of. If you look at some of the recommendations and discussions dealing with the movement of goods across borders within North America, and goods into North America as well, the conversion from paper to electronic products is clearly a critical element of that.
I'm strongly supportive of the work that's ongoing. Indeed, I think it's fair to point out that in some cases the recommendations being made by members of NACC were acknowledging that important work is being done by governments. We're simply putting a trilateral business endorsement on this, saying this matters to the future of businesses in all three countries and therefore the future of communities in all three countries.
If I may respond to your comment as well, because it addresses the question Mr. Campbell asked earlier in his presentation.... He was saying, “Prosperity for whom?”, suggesting that the SBP somehow was not producing prosperity for Canadians. I think that's a residue of older times when there were still worries in this country about whether we could compete with companies based in the United States. That is always an issue for Canadian companies. It's a big market. It's a competitive market. It's a challenge for anybody who wants to do business. I think we're also recognizing that there are even tougher competitors out there in the world who are transforming what Canadians buy on the shelves of the stores every time they go to the market.
The real issue is what kinds of jobs are Canadian communities going to be fostering in the years and the decades ahead. I think what the SBP recognizes, and certainly what is the goal of members of the North American Competitiveness Council from all three countries, is to enable people in communities in Canada, in the United States, and in Mexico to do the best they can in creating better jobs with better wages and salaries, better living conditions, a better quality of life, because we're doing the best we can to work together and take on the rest of the world.