Thank you.
My questions are for Mr. Ciappara. I want to talk a bit.... Across the aisle, we've had lots of discussion about productivity, costs, etc. One of the things that, of course, productivity requires is capital, and massive amounts of capital, because new equipment is not inexpensive. We need to attract capital from around the world.
When we introduce uncertainty in the tax system, such as retroactive taxation, even if it's with the best of intentions, it's my assertion, sir—and I'm looking for either your agreement or disagreement—that it has a negative impact of rejecting capital or having less capital, which will actually hurt some of the most vulnerable Canadians because those are investments in manufacturing and quality jobs for individuals who are not in the middle class but wish to join it.
Would you share my assertion, or would you challenge it?