Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to ask either Mr. Paton or Mr. Lavoie about the ACCA. We've heard a lot about it in response to a question from my colleague, Mr. Caron, in particular. But I want to go back to the fact that this two-year extension would appear to be almost a band-aid.
I'm not suggesting for a moment, Mr. Paton, for the reasons you've given, that it's not valuable. I certainly would agree with that. But wouldn't it be much more helpful to have a more permanent solution rather than just going from one year, 2007, and then extending it in the 2008, 2009, and 2011 budgets?
You talk about the Americans, for example, being your major competition, Mr. Paton, with their 60% double-declining balance and a more permanent tax structure. Here we are looking at two years. We're going to come back, presumably, in two years' time, looking again as to whether this ought to be changed. Doesn't it make sense to make this a permanent measure?