Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Minto, for being here today.
I applaud your wisdom in not addressing the political issues that have been raised a number of times today.
I want to comment to the other side that these regulations were registered in the Canada Gazette on December 22. There were all kinds of opportunities for input. If there really was the kind of interest there should be in this legislation, they would have raised their concerns at that time.
I'd like to go back to the differences between the CITT and the ombudsman in terms of what they're going to be looking into. The CITT has existed for a number of years and has always had the ability to look into disputes over $25,000. We're now finally getting a system in place that will deal with those that before had no method of being addressed unless they wanted to enter costly litigation processes. It's important for Canadians to understand that.
Can you tell me roughly how many contracts fall under the $25,000 range? Do you have a guesstimate in terms of numbers, or perhaps a percentage?