Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the finance committee.
Mr. Hodgson, I'd like to start with you and the great work the Conference Board does in analyzing our economy and in giving us report cards about how we compare with our own record and how we compare internationally. There are a couple I'd like to get more information about.
In the recent economic performance report card, you noted that Canada has moved up to sixth place, and that's positive, except it reflects as much the weakness of many other countries at this time. But you noted that Canada fares poorly when compared with some top-ranking economies on many economic indicators, with the exception of inflation and employment growth. My question to you is, what are other countries doing to have better economic outcomes? What can the federal government learn from those other countries that we could do better here in Canada?