I would simply like to underscore the absurdity of the situation. Five of the people here, including the department's representative, have said that they were not lawyers.
And I am in fact asking for a legal opinion. This room is filled with people who cannot quite frame the issue, because they are not lawyers. That is why we are asking for a legal expert. It is totally ironic to see the government refuse to let us take the time we need to do that, unless Mr. Weston agrees to draft a small addendum that would say that indeed, in concrete terms, clause 18.04 makes it possible to go beyond the $500,000 ceiling that is proposed. There might be an easy way for a lawyer to word that in a simple sentence. I don't know if Mr. Weston would be willing to look at a way of allowing the judges to work with maximum leeway in this case.