Thank you, Madam Chair.
Mr. Balsillie, you mentioned the Investment Canada Act.
I remember when this committee was studying the Nortel sale. RIM actually purchased a Canadian company, but they still had to go through a U.S. security screen even in that acquisition. Meanwhile, in Canada here, we don't have the same types of measures with the Investment Canada Act. In fact, we finally got some issues related to non-democratic governments and a national security screen on it, but it's still pretty fast and loose.
I would like to get something clear from you with regard to what might need improvement. The thresholds for a review have been increased significantly over the years, so there are a lot of start-up companies and other companies that fall under the review process. I think this has to be addressed, especially if we're going to be rolling out some supports in investments from taxpayers. Some of these get gobbled up because they're good deals for somebody else coming in to scoop them up from us.