You have to invest a dollar to make a dollar.
I recall very clearly, and I'll go back to that meeting when we had invited our ambassadors from that region some years ago.
David, you were ambassador at that time to the U.A.E. What they told us, basically, Mr. Chair and colleagues, was that Canadian representation is there, but through other countries: the United States, etc. We weren't sharp enough as Canadians to get out there and do our thing.
So companies like SNC-Lavalin might be there, but they're certainly not getting the kind of support that other companies from other countries--the United States, for example, or European companies--are getting from their respective governments. I think that's something we need to do, and we should emphasize it in this FTA, which is, hopefully, going to set a benchmark.
I'll close with this. In this relationship it takes, in my humble opinion, not just the proper investments but relationships, and more so, sensitivity and respect for the region. As we want them to respect us, our ways, we must look to do the same thing, too.
That was a statement, Mr. Chairman. If our guests wish to add something, by all means go ahead.