Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks to all the witnesses for their briefs, which are very important.
I'd like to continue the discussion on Canadians' priorities and the federal government's budget choices. We have a lot of time to debate the debt issue in committee. The Conservatives and a lot of businesses say we have to eliminate the debt before we can take action on matters pertaining to education, the lives of artists, housing and homelessness. I think we should discuss that ideology because these kinds of policies are very dangerous in the perspective of the next budget.
I'd like all the witnesses to answer this question about these choices. For example, Anne-Marie Jean could tell us what the economic return would be on a dollar that the government would invest in the arts and culture sector, in the education sector, in the housing sector and so on.