Thank you for coming in today. I appreciate your input.
We're conducting these sessions in the spirit of learning, really, and of gaining a better understanding of the problems. In my former life, I was a business consultant. We always said that there are no problems, only opportunities.
I hope these are opportunities to improve the procurement process and open up opportunities for your companies to participate, not just because it's good for your companies, but because it's also good for the Government of Canada, and therefore for the people of Canada. You've talked about some of the innovative solutions that you've come up with, and there are always needs out there.
I want to follow up on Mr. Cannan's point about the $25,000. Just to clarify, where did that come from? Why is that the threshold? Could you explain to us the DISO process and why it creates this barrier that prevents companies from bidding?