Thank you, Mr. Chair, and my thanks to you all for being here.
I'm going to follow up on Mr. Wallace's question.
There are other countries in this world that use a fixed date. One of the reasons we proposed this is that we had a witness who was quite convincing with regard to the fixed date system and the greater transparency it permits. I believe the witnesses was from New Zealand. What I'm concerned about is that you're giving us an answer, but you're not really giving us an answer. Have you really studied whether or not you can actually have a "by" date and still keep the flexibility? My understanding is that supplementary estimates (A), (B), and (C) ensure that flexibility. Would it be possible to answer a little bit more precisely?