Thank you.
First of all, I'd like to say hello to Mr. Toupin. My colleague Karine Trudel, the MP for Jonquière, could not be here at the committee today. I know you're located in her riding. She wanted me to pass along her greetings today. She's in the House of Commons.
I want to focus on CAMM. They're here from Windsor–Essex. They were here in the spring talking about the potential impact of this, and throughout the summer we've seen and felt it in our region, very deeply. Within 30 kilometres of Windsor–Essex, there are 250 mould, tool and die makers. This is a huge employment base in our area, which has survived the most difficult time in the recession and has diversified in a way that has created jobs, only to find those jobs under threat once again. Four or five of the largest mould makers in North America are in our region. I think we heard from Mr. Bilton that we're talking about 13,000 jobs in our region alone, in this sector alone, that are impacted.
I want to talk about the action that's needed, the meaningful action that is needed. I think we heard quite clearly from Mr. Azzopardi what's not working. We had a town hall in the middle of the summer, with 300 people who came at a moment's notice to talk about the impact on their businesses.
Mr. Azzopardi, could you update us on where they're at now and what you think needs to be done to support the sector?