Thank you, Chair.
The department has analyzed this issue, as the member suggests, for a number of years. Since the beginning of 2005 we've received tens of thousands of individual submissions to the department; we've had over 100 expert and professional submissions and meetings since the beginning of 2005.
So the short answer to your question is that we have looked at it over a period of time.
I would add, though, if I could correct one aspect of your question, that you referenced the fall of 2005, a specific company, and potentially financial institutions. I would refer back to what the minister said. That was the fall of 2006, which is consistent with the change in the landscape that took place over the course of 2006.
Thank you.
