Thank you very much.
Ms. Nasser, it's nice to see you again at our parliamentary hearing.
I want to raise an issue you spoke about, and that is flat tax versus progressive tax. One of the things we hear a lot from government members is that the GST reduction really helps those who need it, because they don't pay income tax in some cases, but they do pay GST. In your brief, you talk about the HST as a flat tax, and the fact that, if I'm understanding your argument, it is not a very good way to go about reducing the burden on the poorest people. The two percentage points dropped in the GST that we have seen so far takes something in the order of $12 billion out of the economy. Is there any better way this money could be spent to help those who need help the most?