Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister talked about the supply of rough diamonds, skilled labour, attracting investment and assistance in setting up viable businesses while looking for equity participation. He also talked about a legislative framework and Competition Bureau guidelines.

Mr. Speaker, these are businesses that are coming here. They need to see profits to make them work. The one thing I think is missing from the Minister's comments was something to do with the 10 percent excise tax. We have to do something to provide more margin for these companies if we want them to be sustainable. Will the Minister commit to work towards getting rid of that 10 percent excise tax on manufactured diamonds in Canada?