It's interesting to hear Mr. MacLaren say that what we're really creating here is basically the template. What it really means, then, is that we have the opportunity as businesses in Canada to then take advantage of the building blocks we've put in place.
It's interesting, Mr. Langrish, to hear you talk about the need for a clear, rules-based system. The irony is that we trade with all these countries anyway, we truly do, but you have the issue of tariffs and you have the issue of not having a clear, rules-based system in place so that when there are disputes, when there are opportunities for us to take advantage of business scenarios in Europe, we just don't have that clear, rules-based system.
It's very clear to me that if we're going to engage in trade with countries around the world--and that has been a very aggressive agenda for Canada--we must have a clear, rules-based system that sets out the expectations so that business knows this, and in an era of uncertainty, that's when business has the most and the greatest challenges. Quite frankly, as a business person, as long as I know the rules I can work within them to my advantage, but if I don't have a clear, rules-based system, which we're putting in place here, I think that creates greater challenges.
Quickly to you, Mr. Laurin, if I may, you've talked about why you support this agreement, CETA. Can you tell us about some of the tariffs and the non-tariff barriers that are facing the manufacturing sector and how that affects our businesses here in Canada?