Madam Chair, I'd like to continue on where I left off with the minister and his staff earlier.
As you well know, we're in NAFTA negotiations right now. With that said, having been down there myself just a few weeks ago, there's no question that our partners on the U.S. side are recognizing the advantages that we have with integrated trade corridors, and with that, recognizing the need to have more intense and comprehensive dialogue, especially when it comes to making investments. While we make investments in our corridors and they're making investments in their corridors, it is important, especially with respect to integrating our logistics and distribution systems. I have two questions.
Furthering on a binational effort versus just a national effort, is that dialogue happening at your level? Regarding investments, whether they be in road, air, rail, or water, is there discussion taking place binationally, and even beyond with those in other countries?
The second question is, how do we further that? How do we ensure that those discussions are for.... Where I'm from in Niagara, we're within a one day's drive of over 44% of North America's annual income. It's one day's drive to Montreal, Ottawa, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. A lot of our highways, our waterways, our rail, and our air are interconnected.
Again, going back to my questions, is that dialogue happening? How do we ensure that it's enhanced well into the future so those trade corridors are more robust?