I know that in previous incarnations the Department of Finance thought this was one of the goofiest ideas going, but I'll just leave it at that.
Turning to Mr. Lord, first of all, welcome. From time to time we have sitting premiers at this committee; it's an honour to have you as a former premier in this country.
You are advocating introducing a temporary accelerated capital cost allowance. I should think that your experience in government would tell you that temporary is never temporary, that it is always permanent. Can you recollect any “temporary” measure that was actually ever repealed?