Finance committee  Thank you. I'll move on, if I can, to further questions.

Finance committee  Do you expect that consumers will make the decision to purchase or invest in charter vessels in the U.S. rather than Canada because of this surtax?

Finance committee  Do you expect people who would rent a houseboat or charter a vessel will end up going outside Canada to rent, because of the impacts of this surtax?

Finance committee  Has your organization been provided with any explanation on why the surtax would be applied to the gross rather than the net amount, like HST and GST are?

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's a pleasure to be here at the finance committee as a substitute. It's good timing, since the Boating BC Association is here. It's an important issue in my riding of North Okanagan—Shuswap. Through you, Mr. Chair, I'll be directing questions to Mr. Hayne

Finance committee  Thank you. Have Canadian boat manufacturers and retailers experienced impacts of the proposed new surtax even though it has not yet been passed or implemented?