Very much so. Basically, business went into a holding pattern. We weren't sure what the climate was or how things were going to be moving forward. Is it going to be ripped up and not ratified? Are we going back to basically the default of the World Trade Organization, which has lost a lot of its teeth in its ability to actually enforce any of its rules and regulations?
We had a lot of people sitting on their projects and sitting on their money. International investment was reduced because international companies never saw the advantage of investing in infrastructure or manufacturing in our region, because they never knew if they would have access to the market they were attracted to.
This uncertainty just puts us in that pattern. We need to know. We understand it's not going to be perfect for every sector. It's going to be a living document that's will need to be ratified, developed and evolved, but at least it gives us a pathway and a firm base to help build those conversations.