Great. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for having me and thanks for your work.
I'm going to return to auto, and I'm sorry to have missed some of that. We've slipped considerably in auto manufacturing and assembly. I come from a place where we no longer have General Motors, for example. Ford is not what it used to be, and Fiat now has Chrysler after Chrysler went through several different purchases over the years, so, our status in terms of assembly and manufacturing has certainly diminished.
Has there been any discussion with the United States and their representatives? I've been in Washington several times. They weren't even aware that Canada in the past had the Auto Pact. Is there any discussion going on regarding the repercussions of the United States in their position on auto, given that we did have a favoured trading status at one point? NAFTA killed that, because it was challenged under WTO. Given the change being suggested by the President, what is Canada's position with regard to restrengthening auto if the current footprint that President Trump is arguing for is successful or the negotiations don't take place? What is Canada's backup for that?