Speaking of Bombardier, the company first needs to reassure the markets. I do not believe that Bombardier would necessarily use the billion dollars we are talking about. Nevertheless, an injection of capital into Bombardier, which would not dilute anything or jeopardize its margins, would reassure its clients and their markets. The whole challenge for this year is for Bombardier to make as many sales as possible. The challenge in closing those sales—since they are multi-year deals because of the maintenance service—is to reassure the markets by telling them that the company will be there when it is wanted. So Bombardier has to deal with a very simple dynamic. It cannot say that it is vulnerable. Instead, it is saying that government participation could help it.
If the Government of Canada is the cavalry, the cavalry should be sent in while the battle is being fought, not when it is over.