Thank you, Mr. Chair. I also want to thank all of you for joining us today.
My first question is about the imbalance between natural resources and manufactured products.
We are concerned about that, as we are wondering what it will mean for this free trade agreement. We are wondering about the harm our manufacturing sector may suffer. The fact is that, last year, 24 of the 25 top products Canada exported to Japan were raw materials, commodities and food. That data comes from Statistics Canada. We would like to know whether any manufacturing companies will lose out in the deal. Could this be one of those exceptions that proves the rule that manufacturing companies may be unprofitable at this time? What do you think, Mr. Laurin?