International Trade committee  Right. That is to the root of it. What you're talking about is making sure that procedures and standards that occur here are required globally, as well. It levels the playing field.

International Trade committee  Right. You might be alluding to something that's been mentioned in the past about bogus parts, especially in the aviation and marine industries.

International Trade committee  Right, generally speaking. You have to take into account that manufacturing processes and technology make it easier, too. If I look at what we've done today compared to 30 years ago in how we manufacture a part, it's night and day. You look at it, and you can't figure out how th

International Trade committee  Yes and no. It depends on which company you're dealing with. From a marine standpoint, it's the development of systems for the shipbuilding strategy, so it's from within. There is some manufacturing in the aerospace sector. They are developing parts completely for export because

International Trade committee  ISO has varying degrees of standardization around the globe. You have 9000 as the standards around procedures. AS9100 has standards around manufacturing, and you have—

International Trade committee  Good morning. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to offer our input into the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Before doing that, I would like, first of all, to provide you with some historical context of the aerospace and defence industry on Prince Edward Island, which I