Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you all for your presentations. They are paradoxical. In fact, when we hear witnesses in Ottawa, they rarely talk about fiscal imbalance. Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the topic mentioned in Nova Scotia. It was interesting to see that those who need to see their public finances rebalanced are concerned about the issue. Perhaps the matter is less urgent in Ottawa.
My question is for Mr. Pierre Patry and Mr. Godbout.
On December 19, here in Quebec, Mr. Harper made a commitment to deal with the fiscal imbalance in his government's first budget in February or March.
In your opinion, is that an attainable goal? Is the government prepared to announce measures, a timeframe, and an overall settlement?