Perhaps one aspect of our mandate has to be clarified. I'm not very comfortable proposing new options or policies in the context of a future budget or determining whether we need other measures.
However, I am comfortable outlining the economic context. On page 13 of our brief, there is a chart showing our output gap. As you can see it is very pronounced. If the government wishes to minimize that gap, it can add new stimulus. In the past, in our report, we have examined the level of stimulus contained in the budget and examined, in context, what is gross and what is net. I feel very comfortable saying that the output gap is much greater now than in the past or in the 2009 budget.