Thank you, Mr. Carrie.
Concerning the timeframe in the motion, your amendment crosses out the words “before a decision concerning the sale is rendered under the Investment Canada Act”. That would result in a variable timeframe, depending on whether there's an extension or not. But as I said before, it does help the chair to have some timeframe for identification.
I have Monsieur Vincent, but I first want to read what everyone has been given by the researchers, in terms of what can be released or not:
As provided by the Act, all information received by the Minister, or their staff, from a Canadian or non-Canadian business during the review of a proposed transaction, is deemed privileged information which cannot be disclosed to the public through direct communication or by the inspection of documents. Further, there are only three types of information that may be released by the Minister without the written consent of MDA or ATK, a) publicly available information, b) information in an approval notice sent by the Minister, and c) information in a demand sent by the Minister.
So this is very clear in terms of what information we can get and what information we cannot get. I hope that's helpful in terms of clarification.
I have Monsieur Vincent.