Yes, Madam Chair.
The agreement spanned a number of years. From our perspective, this provided financial security for all the years covered by the agreement. So it was clearly in our best interest to sign a long-term agreement immediately.
For its part, Canadian Soccer Business was accepting a financial commitment and risk, and did not know whether that financial risk would increase or decrease over the years. Therefore, the agreement included a clause allowing Canadian Soccer Business to withdraw from the agreement after 10 years. Originally, Canadian Soccer Business was primarily investing the funds we needed to develop a Canadian league.