Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a further question for the Minister responsible for fire suppression. Mr. Speaker, the Minister has considerable experience with requests for proposals as a result of his various portfolios. It has always been my understanding that companies responding to requests for proposals must meet the qualifications set out in the proposal. However, Mr. Speaker, the Minister indicated yesterday that the successful bidder, Buffalo Airways, did not fully meet the original requirements in the request for proposals for the fire suppression program.
Are the standards set out in the request for proposals minimum standards for bidders, or are they only general guidelines which bidders do not necessarily have to meet? Thank you.