Let me say right off that Minister Bernier is the minister who has primary responsibility for that.
However, generally speaking, I believe that as we move into trade liberalization and some of these bilaterals in particular, where we have sensitive sectors, there is a role for the development of sector strategies. When I was in industry and we were dealing with the automotive sector, the purpose of sector strategies wasn't to prop up a sector using the taxpayers' money for an indefinite period. The idea is to ensure that our policies and programs in government are such that we can move the industry to a position of global competitiveness, so you don't have to prop it up against foreign competition.
In the shipbuilding industry, I believe there is a potential to do that. I believe that Canadian shipbuilding and the marine machinery industry, or whatever they call themselves, have some significant technological and competitive strengths. We have the opportunity, with procurement, to ensure a long-term viable shipbuilding and machining industry in Canada. We have a program, the structured financing facility, as you know, which has been helpful. I hope it's an area we can focus on, going forward.
I've indicated to Minister Bernier that I'll be prepared to give him help and support to the degree that I can.