Madam Chair, I would like to finish off my line of thinking from the last question. We do have great companies in Canada. There is no question that we have shown that we can compete on the world stage.
I mentioned SNC-Lavalin as an example. I just mentioned RIM. If we were not a free trading nation, if we did not have the opportunity to trade these goods, then Research In Motion would not have the kind of market share it has around the world. It would not be able to employ the number of people it employs in Waterloo.
This is not just about what Research In Motion does in Waterloo. It is about all the spinoff jobs that come from that company. It is about all the opportunities that are available. It is about all the technology companies that meet in a cluster around Waterloo. It is about OpenText. It is about all these other companies that help build the economy.
Free trade is important because we need to have a place to sell our goods. This government has done a great job in recognizing the fact that we have to do a better job commercializing the great technology we have in Canada and the great work we already do here.
It is important to create new markets for us to sell our goods.