If I can try to respond to the first issue about EDC and BDC, I can assure my colleagues around this table that I have met with the CEO of EDC, as have my officials. He and his senior people certainly understand the urgency of the situation. The idea is not to create a lending power for 2010, 2011, or 2012; it's for now. We know that the number one issue is access to credit, not only here but among our trading partners. I'm also following up with BDC in the same way, through my colleague, the Minister of Industry, since, as you know, BDC reports to Industry, but I'm also going to deal directly with the CEO of BDC. So the degree of urgency is understood. I can add that the degree of urgency is understood throughout the government. This is an extraordinary time. This is not a time for business as usual. We--and I--have been making that clear throughout the departments of government, particularly those departments that are primarily charged with delivery of the items that are in the budget, including infrastructure.
With respect to the budget bill and it being a matter of confidence, yes, it is a matter of confidence. With respect to the authority to borrow, I think if I'm on the same wavelength as the member from Markham—Unionville on this, this is from budget plan 2007, where we brought in the borrowing authority, the standing authority to refinance market debt and specific authority under the FAA for the Minister of Finance and the filing and accountability requirements. If we're not on the same page on that, please let me know and I'll look into it further.