Thank you, Mr. Chair.
That is an interesting question and one that has been posed to us. Right now, it is forever. One of the questions some of the associations have asked us is whether there could be a time-limited debarment. I think that is one of the elements we are also considering.
You mentioned provinces, territories, and other jurisdictions. We've also looked around the world to see what the measures are and what is being applied. Some countries and some jurisdictions have time limitations. Some have them forever. Some have processes to become re-enabled, if I can put it this way, beyond what we have here as a pardon or a record suspension.
We are looking at what other jurisdictions are doing around the world in this area. As one of the members pointed out, the OECD has made a number of recommendations in this area, and I would say most jurisdictions are grappling with some of these issues. So how best to address them and to continue to enhance our framework or to improve the framework is one of the areas where we're continuing to spend time and effort.