Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, everyone.
I would like to start with the federal balanced budget act.
When we legislate, there are often negative effects. Have you provided for the possibility that, in a given year, there might be a deficit of $1 billion, while measures have been taken and the debt continues to decrease? Have you looked at a certain number of elements in that regard? When there is a deficit situation, should we consider it a bad thing and automatically adopt drastic measures? For example, the government might be tempted to sell assets to absolutely balance the budget. What is your opinion on that?