International Trade committee  I think you see more negativity than I do. By the way, I've been talking to business people for 20 years. I've never heard any rhetoric ever, in the 20 years that I've been travelling around the world as an executive of public companies, that Canada is not a welcoming and open p

International Trade committee  So, even if—

International Trade committee  Sure. I have to ignore all of the language. I'll tell you why. First of all, I'm not partisan in any way. Second, this agency, which is a baby, is going to survive this Prime Minister, the next prime minister, and the prime minister after that. It's going to survive this party,

International Trade committee  Clearly.

International Trade committee  I take your question seriously. I don't paint a rosy picture. I think Canada is the greatest place in the world. I think we are unanimous on that point. If you ask about a policy that I think is helpful, I believe the immigration policy is helpful. I believe that I—and when I

International Trade committee  Thank you very much for your question. Actually, I play hockey every Sunday morning in Boisbriand so I spend a bit of time in your riding.

International Trade committee  Yes, that's right.

International Trade committee  Yes. I also saw representatives of the Canadian Electric Boat company on the television show, Dans l'oeil du dragon. They just appeared on the show. Ms. Ramsey asked about the budget. Honestly, the budget has not been decided on yet, but a big share will go to marketing. Why? B

International Trade committee  You can't make much money out of romance.

International Trade committee  Those are two separate events. The B7 Business Summit was in Quebec City, and the Scandinavians came here, to Ottawa. The Scandinavians are more involved in the finance and banking sectors. They are already in love with Canada. They are already used to doing business with Canadi

International Trade committee  We don't say no to anything.

International Trade committee  Yes.

International Trade committee  Ms. Ramsey, this might answer part of your question, since you were cut off, unfortunately. First of all, of course we don't want to make bad deals, and we don't want to attract hit-and-run investment. However, it's important to recognize that the Canadian economy would probabl

International Trade committee  I think it's a combination of both, but it's almost always going to be the case that there will be far more Canadian jobs created than foreign jobs created.

International Trade committee  Let me answer the first part and then let Ian answer the second part. We're quite fortunate in not having to worry about when we're fully operational. This week Ian was in Lima, Peru, with the Prime Minister's delegation. Last week I was in Quebec City at the B7 dinner ahead of