Thank you, Mr. Lapierre.
I'm going to answer your question directly by saying that I'm proud of what we've accomplished. We've inherited a program introduced by the last government.
You cite a newspaper article; I could cite you a number of others criticizing that program's lack of transparency and management. Since Canadians don't know the ins and outs of the program, we've improved its transparency by disclosing the repayments. We've even drafted a new contract.
Businesses are satisfied with these measures. They feel that the program is important for them, but they're aware that they're accountable to the Canadian electorate, since it's taxpayers' money that is invested in their businesses.
A contract that promotes transparency and responsibility is important. We've taken action in that direction, and we still have to take the last step, which is to examine the program together and to decide in the coming months whether or not to keep it.