Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Yes, it is unique to ask folks to retroactively repay a benefit that we don't believe—or some of us don't believe—they should have received. That's exactly why it's appropriate. Frankly, it's unconscionable that the government subsidized the share prices of a lot of publicly traded corporations by letting them unfairly access the wage subsidy when they had financial capacity to continue paying dividends, repurchase shares and increase executive compensation.
With that being said, I think it would be entirely appropriate to consider moving away from retroactivity if we could get agreement on a go-forward basis. I think that is something that would be very amenable, certainly to our side. I believe my colleague will speak to a potential amendment at this point.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.