Comparison between <![CDATA[]]> in XSLT?

[Melay]

I have the following code fragment, considering that the rest of my codes work perfectly:

<query name="Samples" rowElementName="Sample>
<sql>
<![CDATA[
select count(p.ProductID)
from Product p
where p.GivenDate <= getDate()
]]>
</sql>
</query>

What seems to be the problem?

[jake cigar™ is retired]

<query name="Samples" rowElementName="Sample>
<sql>

select count(p.ProductID)
from Product p
where p.GivenDate & lt;= getDate()

</sql>
</query>