Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman and the members of the committee, for today's invitation to appear before you on this important subject.
For 80 years, the CVMA has represented Canada's leading manufacturers of light and heavy-duty vehicles, which include Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and International Truck and Engine Corporation. Since signing the Auto Pact of 1965, Canada's auto industry has really been built around free trade, and fortunately for Canada, that agreement has resulted in huge jobs created in our industry and--