Yes, we may have a few more votes.
We do appreciate this. There were a number of us who thought to have this type of expertise at the panel and then be popping in and out of votes and not using your insights was going to be a shame, so thankfully all of this is being recorded and we're bringing it in.
I want to pull a little further back in terms of job growth expectations for this year. We saw what some have called relatively anemic growth last year in 2014 at 0.7% or 0.8%. Combine that with, as CIBC pointed out recently, a generational downturn in job quality in Canada.
I'm going to assume this $50 barrel and 80¢ loonie for current circumstances, and we can all look for a climb depending on what the Russians may or may not do. Given this current circumstance what are your expectations for the Canadian economy going through the rest of this year in terms of potential job growth with this as one of the factors? Does this improve job growth perspectives across the economy or diminish the expectations that you had for this year?
Anyone have some insights on that?