Mr. Speaker, I am delighted the member is aware of the importance of the automotive industry to Canada. He will know, for example, that Canadian producers account for about 17 per cent of automotive production in North America, whereas we only consume about 10 per cent.
Key to that is uniformity of standards between the U.S. and Canada. The member will know that MMT is not permitted in the United States by legislation. It is crucial that we have
uniformity of standards. The effort we put into trying to ensure there was a voluntary agreement between the two sectors has been well placed, but finally governments have to decide.