I can't really say, since I am not an economist. And I don't know what the implications would be for NAFTA or other treaties that Canada has signed. We don't want to give the Americans anymore ammunitions than they already have—even though I'm not sure how much more they could do to us. We have to keep an eye on that. I have the feeling that there would be nothing to stop us from encouraging people to buy locally or to buy Canadian. Of course, priority should be given to high-value-added products, like the ones that are made in Kenora, rather than basic commodities, but when you come right down to it, why would we not do it for those products as well? When I was buying 2 X 4s to build my house, I tried to ensure that they had originated as closely as possible to my home and I looked for the certification seal. Those were my criteria.
On March 11th, 2008. See this statement in context.