Yes, well, that's a problem. I had the opportunity. I was in Washington and we had five premiers down there. Basically, they were talking about infrastructure and the importance of having access on both sides, because many of these businesses, such as yours, are very integrated. For cost-effectiveness, like you said, some things are made in the American factory and some in the Canadian. I just see this as a lost opportunity, unfortunately. I think the premiers are taking a leadership role, trying to get down there and reduce some of those barriers. When we're looking at our overall competitiveness, we see, I think, that everybody is happy that we have an agreement in place and we have some rules.
I think it was Ms. Hatch who talked about some unique Canadian regulations relative to the United States. I come from Oshawa, and we just lost our plant. Regardless of certainty with this agreement, unfortunately, we weren't able to keep that plant operating as an assembly plant. We may have some parts and things along those lines. You mention this Energy Star rating that is unique to Canada. If the government goes ahead and says all appliances have to have this rating, it's not going to be the same rules as in the United States and Mexico.
I was wondering how that is going to affect manufacturers. I remember, years ago, there was intention for all these unique automotive regulations in Canada, and some manufacturers, basically, said to me, “Look, if we can't sell it in Canada, we're not building it in Canada, so you guys better get it together.”
What's it like with your association? If we get these unique Canadian environmental regulations in that may not even make that much of a difference, what does it do to the jobs and the ability to be competitive in North America?