Thank you.
I'm going to take the next round here. I wanted to start off with the mineral exploration tax credit. The summary of part 1 says, “extends, for one year, the temporary Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for flow-through share investors”. This measure was introduced in the 2000 budget, I believe. It's presented to us each year at the finance committee during pre-budget hearings. It was presented in Whitehorse this year. I strongly support this measure. I think it's a very good idea. The junior sector makes the point that if this measure were not in place it would severely affect their activities in their industry, which is very important to Canada's economic health.
My question though is why is it done on an annual basis? What's the rationale for doing it by extending it each year, rather than making it a permanent or perhaps a two- or five-year measure?