Mr. Chair, I think it's really important that people take into account the observations that have been made, as well as the reports of the Ethics Commissioner on the question. Those things were distributed at the council, and certainly we'll be discussing them further in the days ahead.
NRC IRAP can continue to do what it's done for 75 years only if it does that well, and to a high standard. We take that seriously, because these programs are important. They're important for our economy in supporting small and medium-sized businesses that are taking on very risky things to advance their technology and to do innovative things. Obviously it's really important that everyone at the council take that into account in the way we run things that we're entrusted to do, and also that we live that every day.
I think it's regrettable. Obviously there are circumstances here that are definitely a challenge, but we'll take full measure of all the observations and take those into account in the way we do business and fulfill what the government has asked us to do, which is to restore trust in this area of programming and to get it up and running as quickly as we possibly can.