Relaying 'equalization' to someone as business savvy as yourself within a real-life business scenario was perhaps my way of trying to have you understand from a 'management' point of view... 

 Let's say you, Brian are satellite location "A" and Halifax is a retail centre "B" (given more responsibility on oversight and distribution) and head office is in Ottawa. Let it be state... 

 I think our core positions have been spelled out well by now, even if not fully aligned with one another, so I'll avoid becoming repetitive. In closing, I know the NSEF isn't perfect, but...