May I make a suggestion? The Canadian Automotive Partnership Council, which includes OEMs, parts makers, labour, and academia, has been in place since 2003. When it was launched in 2003, the original letters of invitation—and by the way it has representation in the federal government and in Quebec and Ontario—they set as a notional target the maintenance of 20% of the automotive footprint in North America. At the time, that number was probably a reflection of where it was, and it said “Let's have a floating target”. Different governments, different stripes, and different years have floated, but I think the concept of finding a number was one that was helpful to frame the discussions that resulted initially in those 2003 to 2005 major investment targets that we've all floated away from. They were original principles that the members of CAPC, and many of the original members who are still part of it, would probably see some value in.
