Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We have a serious problem with this motion. Our main concern is the jurisdictional problem; we are really encroaching on a lot of territories here. For example, we are dealing with public funding, the responsibility of the Department of Finance, Treasury Board, and other government bodies—not DFAIT or CIDA.
When you go on to private funding, this again creates a jurisdictional problem as to where and to whom this private funding goes.
The issue then falls down to the fact that we want to explore legislative initiatives put forward for such investments. Now, that is not the responsibility of the committee on foreign affairs; it goes to the finance committee, or somebody else.
The way this is designed, if we are going to become financial experts.... So the government....