Yes, they have told us they are concerned about that clause. As Éric just explained, that clause is.... We will negotiate what it will mean and how far we will go as we go through the regulation processes.
The objective right now is to be reactive, as opposed to proactive. We don't intend to tell the bridge owners or operators how much they can charge, but if they increase their tolls, we want to be told. We want to be informed of that, and if increasing the tolls in one area creates problems--it could be decreasing as well, by the way, or it could be increasing or decreasing, which then affects the flow of traffic, and that goes against the grain of this act—then the government wants to sit down with the operator and have a conversation.
This is the objective behind it. Again, it's to be reactive, as opposed to coming in at the outset.
We have explained that to the operators. They understand it. They are concerned about how this issue may affect their credit rating. We're hoping it can be resolved if they have conversations with their bankers, but I understand they might need representation to you, the committee, as well. We're open to discussing what, if any, changes they want.
