Okay. To my mind, the default should be an open and transparent process. I think everyone on the panel is in agreement because, among other things, that makes the most competitive process, which would result in the best supplier getting the contract. Generally speaking, I think that's the perspective taken. The exception must an exception, and it shouldn't be used regularly or it's no longer an exception.
Two parties can be hurt by misuse of the exception. With competitive bidders, one bidder can be prejudiced against another. But also I think it's a way to perhaps circumvent trade obligations that Canada, as a country, may have or other countries that use these exceptions—