To our knowledge, there is no other mechanism. Consequently, there is no possibility of access to the Minister of Finance during pre-budget consultations other than at the consultations held by the Finance Committee. It is truly very difficult to establish a contact, to have some input.
We have no idea why some groups were chosen last year. Every year we have tried to have access to the Finance Committee in order to participate in pre-budget consultations. We tried this year but did not succeed.