We are always listening. Do not forget that this treaty was signed in 2001. Many discussions have been held about this. We have held discussions, and we have definitely consulted people on the issue.
We think that those international protocols and treaties are very important for helping small and medium-sized businesses because they are the ones taking a hit owing to this.
I think it's appropriate, if I may, just to go through the three treaties in Bill C-31 that you are referring to. The Madrid protocol allows for the registration of trademarks in multiple jurisdictions through a single international application that is filed with the international bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
The Singapore treaty, the second of the three, establishes standards and rules related to procedures in national trademark offices to clarify what they can and cannot require from applicants. The third, the Nice agreement, governs the Nice classification, a list of different types of goods and services for which businesses may use a trademark and is required for accession to the Singapore treaty and the Madrid protocol, which are also—