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Release at noon, I believe. I have had discussions with all 3 parties on the issue of credit card fees. So hopefully, we will see the announcement today spur the others into releasing similar pledges. You always have to play the long game, you never know who will be the government and if it is a minority government, these pledges are more easily redeemed. Also, to be fair, I know others, such as CFIB, have made more of an issue around reducing red tape. So some of that stuff is credit to them. The credit card fee is ours, cause I never shut up about it in my discussions with certain people. Its bad enough we pay the interchange fees that we do, but to have us pay a fee for paying GST and HST, is ridiculous. I also believe CFIB did a calculation saying it amounted to $500 million. So again, along with the other reductions poised to come into effect in early 2020, we are continuing to make headway on this issue.
