Yes, I think that's an important point. It really springboards from one of my comments during the exchange I had with Mr. Julian.
But we already have agreements to remove duties on ships with the U.S.A., Mexico, Chile, Israel, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Peru. So that's not a bad start. I think when we get the EFTA done, if that is the will of Parliament, then that will certainly help us expand our markets as well. And that's what we really need.
You're quite right, domestic procurement for military purposes is obviously a lot of money; there's no question about that. But if this industry is to be truly successful and world-class, we do need to have access to other markets, and those are civilian markets as well as military markets. So I think that's got to be part of the strategy. That's why we want to maintain our current yards as best we can, even with the world economic downturn. That's obviously part of our strategy, and if the military procurements help us with that--for the coast guard and so on--that obviously helps us reposition ourselves. But generally we think we can be poised to gain.
I subscribe to the theory that there can be a renaissance of North American manufacturing. That could be one of the things that come out of this current downturn. The supply chains have been found to be more expensive than previously predicted. People, on other matters, are....
I'm sorry, I'll stop expounding, Mr. Chair, but the fact of the matter is that I think there is a real opportunity for manufacturing to really shine in the future across all sectors, not just shipbuilding.