Thank you, and I think perhaps all our guests here today can see the real challenges the federal government has as we look in terms of priorities and moving forward. Of course we're almost at $600 billion in terms of the national debt.
What we're going to try to do, of course, is make sure that government spending is as efficient as it can be in terms of our departments, so we're looking at $4 billion in savings. Also, to try to have an economy that is strong to generate the revenue for the government to do all these things that are very important, whether it be infrastructure, or supports for other countries, or....
With that sort of general comment, I know we will have the task ahead of us in terms of making recommendations, but I will move it over to my colleague, Mr. Adler.