Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The first thing I'd like to do is congratulate both of you for promoting social enterprises in this country. We have a number of them in my riding and a number of them in the area, the Outaouais, and they do some pretty innovative stuff and some pretty impressive work. I think this is definitely part of the future fabric of social stability in the country, so I'm looking forward to it developing even greater wings.
I want to dig a little deeper with regard to procurement. I'm the Treasury Board critic for the official opposition, and I've been thinking about this question for a little bit. I would imagine that social enterprises face many challenges similar to those of small and medium-sized businesses. Am I right to say that most social enterprises are small and medium-sized businesses? The definition of a small and medium-sized business in the Government of Canada is part of the problem, no doubt, and the amount of diversity of corporations that actually get procurement contracts is also an issue.
What can we do specifically with procurement and procurement regulations at the Treasury Board level to ensure that social enterprises get a fairer whack at the proverbial bucket of federal cash?