Finance committee  Mr. McKay, I must not have been very clear. Evidently, I wasn't. It's simply a question of a calculation formula. There is a formula that's set out in the existing provision. The formula has different factors. One of those factors is this factor A that is being defined. The ref

Finance committee  It's not at all. No, it's just a reference. Right now the factor is referring to the total amount, and that's illogical, because the factor determines additional amounts. So it can't refer to the total amount. That's all.

Finance committee  Well, my one defence, in response to my one answer, is I'm just a lawyer. I just wanted to give you a very technical response to Mr. McKay's question in response to clause 1647.

Finance committee  No.

Finance committee  More or less.

Finance committee  My name is Rambod Behboodi. I'm general counsel at the Department of Finance in general legal services. Excuse me; I may lose my voice shortly. You had a question about section 1647 of the bill. This is the technical reference, the technical amendment that is being made; that is