In the past, we have studiously avoided studying hypothetical situations. In the start-up phase, because of our limited resources, we've tended to look only at bills that were presented, private members' bills, because we wanted clarity. For example, we were asked early on to look at the cost of poverty. There were a lot of different assumptions that needed to be made, and we respectfully excused ourselves from doing that.
That's the simple answer. That is why we keep coming back and saying we need some precision around what the program looks like. With a private member's bill, there is usually a fair bit of precision in the bill. In this case, we are looking at a policy proposal, so we would not do any hypothetical study.