Yes.
Definitely, I would agree that investment in technology and things can be done to make our industries and players in them more competitive with American operators. At Patriot we're doing those on our own. We haven't applied for funding through that program yet, although we're aware of it and have considered it for potentially down the road.
So it's definitely a good idea, but the point is that this is a critical and imminent threat to us. I'm not even asking for assistance right now in the form of additional funds. What I'm looking for is that you don't tariff me with no notice. Four weeks' notice is practically no notice. The problem I have is that I won't make it to the point where those investments will help me, because now I have this unnatural barrier that has been raised by the federal government's actions and that has not allowed me to make the necessary changes, because in my industry it takes so long for changes to happen.
That's a fundamental thing. It's an immediate problem. What's going to happen on July 1 is an immediate problem. I suppose it could change between now and Sunday, but I'm going on the assumption that what was announced is what is going to happen. I was told through the media that the Minister of Foreign Affairs says that Canadians like to “hope for the best and prepare for the worst”. Well, I'm telling you, I am preparing for the worst, and it is bad. It is not a good thing. I need help—now.