As part of that summary, perhaps you would have seen that Mr. Dufresne made clear when I asked him—I think this question was put to him by others as well—that yesterday's press release clarifies the matter. If clarity was needed, yesterday's press release makes things absolutely crystal clear. That is to say that by recognizing Bill C-208 in the way that the government did yesterday, the matter is a matter of law that came into being through royal assent. While my friends in the opposition can point to one press release, interestingly enough they're pointing to one press release but not yesterday's. They're pointing to one released a few weeks ago.
We've provided clarity here on the matter today through a meeting called by the chair. To his credit, I think it was a good idea to call the meeting. However, there's no air in this balloon, colleagues. I don't understand. We can go around and offer hypotheticals about what might be, what could be, what happens months from now and years from now, but that's all hypothetical. We have to focus on the concrete. I think we have, through the statement that was offered yesterday through the Department of Finance, a very clear understanding now that the government recognizes that Bill C-208 is a matter of law.
Mr. McGowan, you offered an answer when prompted. I'm not sure who put the question. Maybe it was Mr. Fast. I remember your statement that Bill C-208 is now the “law of the land”. Is that accurate? Can we understand it that way?