I'll turn to Mr. Fréchette in a moment, but one of the concerns is that the expense of this program over time becomes a choice that is placed upon future governments, which means that governments can't spend money on other things such as health care or infrastructure.
For the amount of money we're talking about—up to $63 billion within a generation, per year, in forgone revenue—I suppose that in terms of the wisdom and the effectiveness of that type of expenditure from the federal government.... I'm trying to think of what else we spend $63 billion a year on; perhaps health transfers, but I'd have to check that.
In terms of the impact on the economy and the benefit to Canada as a whole, can we measure that type of expenditure versus other options the government might have?