Paule Brunelle at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

You are responsible for administering the Investment Canada Act. Paragraph 29(e) of that Act states:

(e) the compatibility of the investment with national industrial, economic and cultural policies, taking into consideration industrial, economic and cultural policy objectives enunciated by the government or legislature of any province likely to be significantly affected by the investment;

So these are factors that you have to take into account when you look at the Investment Canada Act to determine whether you can authorize this transaction.

Have you analyzed the effects on the provinces? If so, can you tell us what your conclusions are? If not, are you planning to analyze those effects?