Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here.
First of all, to the folks from the Taxpayers Federation, I've just noticed something very disturbing coming from the other side: There is some laughter happening on the other side while you're answering questions and providing testimony. As a new member of Parliament, this is the first time I've seen that. I find it incredibly disrespectful. Regardless of whether we agree or not with the testimony that Canadian citizens are providing, I don't think that's appropriate behaviour, so I apologize for that.