Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Mr. Bowes, for your comments today. I must say, I do appreciate your honesty in your comments. I think that is something we do need to hear. As someone who comes from Ontario, I do recognize what you were saying about government regulation, sometimes over-regulation, causing business to sometimes stall or choose other options.
In talking to people in my riding, especially from Ontario, especially manufacturers, a lot of them are already as lean as they can get. A lot of them have made progress toward making their operations as environmentally sustainable as they can. What they're saying now, what I'm being told, is that any more extra regulations could put them out of business, or force them to leave the province altogether. They're already dealing with hydro that is simply a disaster in Ontario. Maybe you could comment a bit about that as well.