I thank Karen for raising the issue around procurement, I think it's important that we have that conversation. Thank you for sharing with us what your negotiations were like with the FCM. It's an issue that concerns many Canadians, specifically in my riding. I live in southwestern Ontario, right on the border. After NAFTA, many municipalities in my region felt their hands were tied and were in fear of chapter 11 repercussions, so they made decisions based on the potential financial penalties they would face under that.
I know that FCM was pushing for more of a progressive enforcement that would start with a verbal engagement, then go to a public forum, then seek that financial financial penalty at the end.
We just lost a contract in Windsor. We have one of the highest unemployment rates in Canada, and we lost a contract that went to a non-local company, so this issue is very important to my region.
Can you tell me whether or not you were able to establish that progressive enforcement?