Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank our guests for attending today. I really appreciate the value of your comments. I wish I could ask you all a series of questions.
I have a comment first. Mr. Weir, your comment about looking to see Canada exempted from the buy America policy resonates with me. I just want to offer that as a comment. Unfortunately, I can't get into much more with you right now, because there are a couple of other things I want to ask.
First, Mr. Myers, you provided a four-step plan. Your fourth step struck me as a bit interesting, and I won't lie, I'm nervous about it. That had to do with the Canadian municipalities' position specifically in terms of Halton Hills and your comment that you felt that it provides a strong leveraging position for Canada in the United States. One of your comments, in response to a question, was that the threat of retaliation has some resonance. I'm just wondering if there is not a risk in taking that approach. Do you really believe we could win a protectionist war with the United States?