Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister. It's always great to have you here at committee.
I was elected in 2008, so I came here during challenging times. I've seen you steer the ship through very challenging times. It's been my observation that the opposition members have been more focused on counting pages than reading pages in this particular budget.
I'll use a short example. The changes to MP pensions was one line in the budget, but it was actually 22 pages in the budget implementation act. Perhaps you could make a general comment. Sometimes taking a plan and putting it into legalese, in terms of the legislation, is a bit of a comprehensive thing, but really what matters is the outcome.