Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the minister for joining us. I should not say that, but I thank her anyway.
I would like to ask a question on a topic of great concern to me. In our role as members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, we expect a certain degree of accountability, particularly from the departments, but also from Crown corporations.
In this budget, I see that a huge number of funds, like the Canada growth fund, are going to be managed by Crown corporations from now on. For the public we represent, this will mean less accountability and, more importantly, less transparency.
I wonder if the minister would agree that Crown corporations should be held to the same standard of transparency as the departments?