Thank you.
I want to thank all of you for appearing before us and for the very interesting discussion we're having. I don't think there's anybody at this table who doesn't recognize the need to help people out of poverty. We may have some different ideas about the best way to do that, but I think all of us would agree that the best thing we can offer somebody in poverty is a lifestyle that can lift them out of poverty. I know that there sometimes are things that have to be done before that becomes a reality, but a job is definitely something that is the best thing we can offer people.
I want to congratulate you, Mr. Brun, on your organization. I think it represents in Canada what we do so well—banking—but also that cooperative spirit. Your organization has been very successful in Quebec and in that area.
I would like to ask you what you see as some of the things that we are doing right. I'm not just asking for a pat on the back, because I'm also going to ask—there's a sequence to it—what are some of the things that we can do better to help create...? I'm thinking in terms of corporate tax cuts, of course, but also in terms of red tape reduction and things that hinder businesses from hiring and expanding. What direction have we gone in that is correct, but where can we improve on that and possibly make that a greater reality?