Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
On the question of babies and bathwater, I think you've twice said it's difficult, but important, not to throw the baby out--the baby in this case being the ability of Canadian companies to compete on a level playing field in their overseas expansions.
I would contend that if you have a bad policy that is delayed, it's still a bad policy. My contention would be that if the minister simply delays the implementation of his broad-brush policy so we get the baby thrown out later, rather than sooner, it's not a good outcome.
My question to you is, is it desirable that the policy be altered to protect the ability of Canadian companies to compete on a level playing field, rather than simply delay the date at which they will be unable to so compete?