Up until now, we have been unable to meet with government representatives, be it from Industry Canada or the Canada Revenue Agency.
I know that the Government of Quebec was made aware of the problem. The ministère du Développement économique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation does not intend to tax bursaries. The Government of Quebec will not be following in the footsteps of the federal government, which is a good thing. That being said, we have no indications as to whether or not the federal government will overturn its decision.
This year, what is important is to find out whether or not the government is looking back, namely will it be taxing bursaries retroactive to 2006, which, for certain individuals, will be extremely problematic. Some post-doctoral fellows want to brandish posters and sign petitions, which is extremely rare and strange, in our opinion.