Yes, this is a comment and I am coming to my questions, but we feel insulted, Mr. Chairman.
How many workers does it take to be uncaring? How many jobs? How many months? In our opinion, that kind of behaviour is unacceptable.
People come here and are asked why they don't ask the province for help! But this is a federal statute, and as long as we are here, we will keep on defending the idea of amending federal statutes! And anyway, it is the Canada Revenue Agency that is responsible for giving the 22%—not the municipality, not the province, but the federal government. That is why these people are here. Either you should get that through your head, or apologize. I am having trouble deciding which is worse: insensitivity or incompetence; I will let you choose.
Also, Mr. St-Michel, you said you needed time. You are here to be heard, so take your time and comment now on what Ms. Blanchard and Mr. Fréchette said. You can forget about commenting on Mr. Hamilton's remarks.