This is actually one of the barriers. There's a perception that it's interfering with for-profit. If you look at what they've done with the CIC model in the U.K. and with the L3C model in the U.S., you'll see that they've addressed this. They put provisions on things. There's an asset lock on the amount of profit you can make when you sell something. Ultimately, going back to my law school days, it's all about the reasonable man, and the test is whether or not there is an actual community benefit. We call it an embedded double or triple bottom line—a for-profit mission, a social mission, and/or an environmental mission. Looking at all those factors together, I think we can easily craft something that will work for the sector.
On October 21st, 2009. See this statement in context.