Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to clarify that it's not the government's own money. It's taxpayers' money that would be used for this little shell game of reimbursing companies with taxpayers' money, because we won't be getting money from the United States for many months.
The other thing we established on Tuesday that's important to clarify is there is no provision in Bill C-24 for what you've mentioned, Mr. Robertson. It may be a promise to the government, but we're dealing with the hard facts of Bill C-24.
In Bill C-24, the situation that Monsieur André speaks of is very possible. We've established that it's very possible. There are no provisions in this legislation to ensure that won't happen. In fact, the legislation is very clear.