I don't think you can really quantify that, because part of the problem with the bill is that essentially it creates a new layer of uncertainty. We were just talking here about the impact of public opinion and other marker mechanisms in reaction to what happened in the Sudan.
The fact is--and I've said this for many years--that anything a company does anywhere in the world, for better or for worse, now affects its reputation everywhere in the world. And reputation, as was the case in the Sudan, has a direct impact on the share price, on the viability of the business, on the jobs and incomes that flow from that business, and on people who invest in that business. The reality is that you can't hide bad stuff in today's world. There are very effective responses out there that don't require the Canadian government to step into place and tell Canadian companies to override the rule of law or the lack of rule of law in another sovereign state.
So I can't tell you to what extent this bill is going to add additional costs, but it certainly adds an additional layer of uncertainty. It certainly creates another vehicle by which anybody, whether prompted by a competitor or otherwise, can smear the reputation of Canadian companies. As we've already said, smearing a company's reputation can have very real impacts on that business, the people who work for it, and the people who invest in it.
