Those are important questions.
I go back to a couple of things. First, clarity about pre-existing and existing legislation--proposed subparagraph 18(g)(ii), a situation of “severe and unusual stress”, which is an existing power of the Bank of Canada, passed in 1998 or 1999. That is a power that exists, and it is a power that has never been used, but it is a power that could be used in very unusual situations. One could think of situations in Japan in 1990, as an example.
It is not a power we've used, but it is a power we have.