Sure, I'm happy to. I should begin by saying that Mr. Rowlinson's comments go beyond the scope of the issues that we considered as part of our committee when looking at the proposed amendments to the Investment Canada Act in Bill C-43. I would observe, however, that there is a need to balance the protection of confidential commercial information with the need for transparency and openness. That's often a difficult balance to strike. We are generally supportive of a move toward increased transparency in the Investment Canada Act, both in the context of net benefit reviews and in the context of national security reviews, as I said in my remarks. What we would be particularly interested in seeing is more disclosure about national security reviews, not necessarily the outcomes of particular reviews, which is what the proposed amendments are focused on, but information of a general nature about all reviews that are happening under the act. At the moment, it's very difficult for us to advise foreign investors or Canadian businesses. It's just as relevant to Canadian businesses as it is to foreign investors seeking to enter into Canada to assess risk, to determine whether or not a transaction is going to be reviewed at all, to determine whether or not there are going to be conditions, and to determine the timeframe of a review.
I've certainly seen in my practice situations where Canadian businesses are skeptical about accepting an offer from a foreign investor, or a foreign investor is skeptical about proceeding with a transaction because of uncertainty in the process, and transparency helps increase certainty.