I just want to be clear about that, because I have heard a number of complaints from my constituents about the prospect of reverse auctions.
A lot of my constituents are small and medium-sized suppliers of goods and services to the government, and there seemed to be a bias, particularly under the previous government, against those small and medium-sized enterprises. I had this debate with the former Treasury Board president, Mr. Alcock, and the former Public Works minister as well, who both presented a bias toward large enterprises.
I'm glad to hear that you've shifted, that there is a new mentality in your office. What I've heard from you today is that you believe the future is with small and medium-sized enterprises, and that you have actually put together a target for increasing market share of government procurement for small and medium-sized enterprises. Is there any data that you can help provide to all of us on the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, compared to the larger enterprises that were favoured by the previous government?