The member from Hamilton recognizes that they are sleeping again. I concur with his view. They are nodding off. Nodding off actually explains why they stick to this rule on foreign investment for no good reason.
Think of what is going to happen in a very short period of time. This fund will have close to a hundred billion dollars in it to be invested in Canada's marketplace. How are we to expect a return on this investment if the investors are not allowed to invest where they can get the most on that return?
That is one of the changes we propose. There are also very important changes with regard to accountability and transparency.
As regards transparency, there are some very important issues. These issues are not new, since the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has had to deal with them for quite a while. Year after year, the Quebec auditor general complains about not being allowed to audit the accounts.