Thank you, Mr. Chair.
However, the special charge of course is not ordinary in any sense of the word; it's quite extraordinary. My point is, and I think it's well taken, you have this special charge that is imposed, and essentially a company that sees that special charge imposed is forced to pay it before they can see any money coming back through the taxpayers on EDC, and then it has an appeal process that conceivably would take over a year. That's the important point, I think, for this committee to know as we deliberate and do our due diligence on Bill C-24.