Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks to our witnesses.
Just so we can have confidence in the vigour of your respective positions, Ms. Healy, would it be fair to say your position is that the U.S. actually took a responsible decision by initially enacting a Buy American policy; that it is a responsible course of action to close markets? I base that on the assessment that you say there is value and benefit to Canada in keeping some protectionist behaviour within our own procurement markets. Was it the responsible thing initially for the U.S. to close markets on procurement?