The policy has been in effect since December 16, so all procurement after that date is subject to the policy. That's true for departments and Crown corporations, and thus for the federal government.
I'd like to respond to something you just said. One of the problems is that, in the past, we could look at procurement and say that 90% of our suppliers were Canadian. Before the policy came into effect though, to be a Canadian supplier, you had to have an address in Canada and file your tax returns in Canada. Now, what we want is real economic activity in the country, Canadian content and Canadian materials, such as Canadian steel, aluminum, copper and wood. That's really the goal of the policy.
