Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
You said you had spoken with the federal government and held 13 meetings concerning a restructuring plan. I'm more interested in the Investment Canada Act component. What's important to us, as my colleague Mr. Bouchard said, is to protect Quebec's interests. Ericsson has a research centre in Montreal and Nortel has one in Ottawa. We don't want to undress Peter to dress Paul, that is to say to transfer jobs from Montreal to Ottawa or those from Ottawa to Montreal. All we're hoping for is that Ericsson will retain what it has.
You said that one of your objectives was to protect 2,500 jobs at Nortel, but that there's no obligation. Under the act, the minister could require that the jobs in both Ottawa and Montreal be protected under this transaction.
Have you discussed the Investment Canada Act with the federal government?