When in 1996 Westaim signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mint—and we have these documents saying that they were vacating, that they were leaving, and that we were going to have a smooth transition because they were leaving the business—my biggest fear at that particular time was that I could not supply one-dollar coins to Canadians because they had a patent.
Donc, lorsqu'en 1996, la Westaim a signé un protocole d'entente avec la Monnaie royale—et nous avons ces documents qui disent que la Westaim se retire, qu'elle s'en va, et que nous allons faciliter la transition parce qu'elle se retire de ce secteur—ce que je craignais le plus à ce moment, c'était de ne plus pouvoir offrir de pièces de un dollar aux Canadiens parce que la Westaim en détenait le brevet.