Incidentally, we have not pulled any tricks in order to reach the 1000 figure in time before the end of the year. At the end of the year, as you all know, the Central Bank Council of the Deutsche Bundesbank will surrender its monetary policy decision making powers to the ECB Governing Council, in accordance with the Maastricht Treaty.
Many of the firms that made this region and Canada strong were on the front lines as the global financial crisis pushed the Canadian economy into recession. As our economy continues to expand, it will be the performance of the business sector here and across Canada over the coming while that we will be watching with great interest.