There is a disconnect today between what our national interest is in terms of foreign direct investment, and where and what I think a large portion of the Canadian population sees that trade-off.
What we're seeing also is that iteratively we are getting more strict and tougher. Each decision, each policy recommendation, each amendment to the act, over recent times primarily, has restricted something or made it a little more prohibitive. Each one has an internal logic that does make sense, but I think we do need to take another, more sober look at what foreign investment means in the modern world, in the 21st century, and looking ahead for this generation, and in addition to that, the transparency that is being conveyed, both to foreign investors to prevent this chill and overshooting the mark, and also to Canadians, to understand why it is that we are open to foreign investment and what it is specifically we wish to benefit from that. I think this broader discussion needs to be undertaken.