Mr. Speaker, listen to that. We now have another voice of reform saying: "They could have done it on their own".
The fact of the matter is that they could not do it on their own. They very clearly said that it was not within the cash flow position of the companies to develop longer staying power in a new market or to be there for a year or two to develop networks, develop products and get promotion going. Therefore they came together and said: "Give us a little help".
It has been a good investment because the money is being repaid. Last year we recovered $30 million through western diversification of the contributions we made.