I agree with Mr. Sellick in terms of making the accelerated capital cost allowance a more permanent fixture, because companies can't make important decisions on a two-year horizon. You have to be able to predict that. That's something the committee should take very seriously.
In terms of the solar industries, the green retrofit program that was available to Canadian homeowners previously and then was cancelled was brought back last spring for a one-year period. Would you agree that making these more permanent, not introducing them and pulling them back and reintroducing them, would have a significant impact on consumer demand for these technologies and approaches?
Also, I would appreciate your views in terms of the power of government procurement. The federal government buys $14 billion to $15 billion worth of goods and services a year, plus manages seven million square metres of office space, making what would be the largest commercial landlord in the country, if it were a private landlord. I'd appreciate your views on government itself helping create a market by investing proactively in these emerging green economic spaces.