Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses for appearing in front of the committee today.
I will start with Dr. Webb, because I was interested in this issue you mentioned, that it's either virtually impossible or very difficult to invest in a co-op. I wonder if you could give me an example of a co-op the general public can invest in. That's the first part of the question.
Second, what would you see as positive changes this committee could look at or consider that would make it easier or more acceptable, or whatever, for the general public to invest in cooperatives? I was always under the impression that in cooperatives, really the investors are the members. I think you're suggesting that people who may not have any direct day-to-day involvement in whatever the cooperative is doing should also be able to invest and make a rate of return through RRSPs or whatever other investments they're making.
Can you give me an example of a co-op the general public can invest in and get a return on right now? And then can you clarify what you think we could be looking at to encourage more people from the general public to potentially invest in cooperatives?