Thanks, Mr. Chair.
I just had a quick question for Mr. Corrigan. You mentioned when you were answering Mr. Davies' question that CETA might add a burden on municipalities, and you mentioned the need to hire lawyers when going out for a procurement process.
We know from a CETA legal opinion commissioned by the Columbia Institute, actually some other deal would add more to the administrative burden of the municipalities and open the door to legal challenges from European corporations if corporations were to disagree with local purchasing decisions, as you know. The increased administrative burden for local governments would include revised tendering procedures, accounting, and successful suppliers for local government decisions, and also provide federal government with additional procurement information and statistics. As you can see, this is a great burden.
Is this a concern for you, and what do you estimate the costs will be for this? Moreover, where do you think the funds will come from to pay for these additional costs?