My only general comment is that last year my colleagues and I appeared eleven times in front of parliamentary committees, including obviously the industry committee. We went to public accounts; we went to heritage; we went to a variety of committees. We fully understand that appearing in front of parliamentary committees is an increasingly important part of our job. So I would say that if you have any individual questions that flow from the testimony we've given today, please don't hesitate to ask. Send us a note, and we'll provide you with additional information. We can do that directly or through the clerk if it's a committee request.
The sessions that we as officials have when we appear before committees are not always enjoyable. I would like to leave you, though, with a couple of thoughts. We do our very best under at times difficult circumstances, and we value the civility of the dialogue, the exchange, because there are a lot of people who work really hard to make this whole thing work. We'll show up whenever you ask us.
A number of my colleagues, deputy ministers, ask, "What are you doing? What bill are you testifying on? The estimates aren't right?" And I say "No, the government and the committee have asked us to come and discuss Industry Canada's portfolio".
We will share whatever information we can, because doing so will provide for much better exchanges over the course of the next four years. So we will gladly do what we can so we can have the same level of knowledge, because having that will lead to better exchanges over the course of the next 48 months.