Finance committee  The U.S. government has a tax holiday for state and excise sales tax on recreational vehicles up to $50,000. That can save, depending on the price of the vehicle, typically upwards of 7% or 8% on the purchase price until the end of the year. Secondly, the U.S. government is con

Finance committee  Specifically, it was a recommendation to the CSCF program to include dealer floor plan, which at this stage the government is not including. That particular program is being managed by BDC. We have, as a more general recommendation, suggested that BDC, whether it be under the CSC

Finance committee  Bombardier is no longer in the business, so I don't quite understand how---

Finance committee  Bombardier is no longer in business. It was bought by GE.

Finance committee  I'm sorry, you mean Bombardier manufacturing; I thought you meant Bombardier financial.

Finance committee  Would it be in Bombardier's interest to set up a finance business? You'd have to ask Bombardier.

Finance committee  I'm a little at a loss as to why we would suggest Bombardier manufacturing--

Finance committee  The gentlemen from TAG said their model basically only supports their own organization, so I don't think they'd be interested in providing financing.

Finance committee  We have not considered that. We would need capital sources. That's the key. Typically we're in the business of either manufacturing or retailing RVs, not in the business of acquiring capital to finance large loan portfolios.

Finance committee  As was mentioned earlier, BDC's current mandate does not include RV dealer floor plans. That's one of the changes we'd like. To say how well they worked, then, for us really doesn't apply. Perhaps I can add a comment to an earlier question to Jeff. In terms of interest rates for

Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  Currently the Bank of Montreal is fairly involved in RV floor plan financing--they're the example I mentioned--but it's restricted to dealers that they've had long-time relationships with. Like the other banks, they're really not interested in offering more lending to the segment

Finance committee  You're asking about retail financing now, not the wholesale financing that I've been mainly speaking about?

Finance committee  Are you going to answer this question, Pierre?

Finance committee  As the CSCF is currently written, it does not include the RV dealer floor plan as a form of a loan that can be used for the asset-backed securities. It only includes loans and leases for vehicles and equipment. It does not include RV floor plan inventory.