Thank you, Chair, and I thank the officials for being here today.
I want to begin by saying that we on this side believe in transparency and accountability, and so we are in favour of informing the Canadian people of the government services we offer so they can take advantage of them, unlike the members on the other side, who clearly do not believe in such a concept.
I would like also to mention that in terms of provincial spending on government advertising, it's the governments of Ontario and Manitoba that lead the way on the provincial side. It's a Liberal government in Ontario and an NDP government in Manitoba.
I've noticed that the main estimates are presented in a little different way this year. Could you explain the difference, and why they are different from previous years?