Thank you.
Very briefly, Mr. Chair, what the highest priority ought to be is obviously going to govern the committee's work throughout the hearings.
I spoke today about capital gains tax relief, because I really do think that in terms of a bang for your buck, this could be a low-cost, high-impact measure. It's really something that the committee ought to look at, if the goal is to set the foundation for economic growth going forward.
With respect to the issue of provincial deficits and debt, it's obviously something that we've written and talked a lot about at the institute, including in the work by Mr. Cross. I would just say that we've seen some positive steps in recent weeks and months in the Province of Quebec, which has the highest debt-to-GDP ratio. We seem to have a government that's saying the right things about getting it under control and a populace, a citizenry, that has elected a government that's been honest about what steps need to be taken. The truth is that I think the more worrying jurisdiction at present in the Province of Ontario, because we are not seeing a government or citizenry that seems prepared to take the steps necessary to turn the province around.