I had thought this was a system that the federal government would be imposing upon provinces or territories that have not yet done it. I thought the government might at least have indicated if it would be returning the money directly to households, or if it would be through a reduction in taxes for those areas by giving it to the provinces or territories that were responsible. So I appreciate that.
I'd like to go to employment. I raised this with the Governor of the Bank of Canada. Page 6 of your report says that “Roughly 40 per cent of jobs gained during this period came from private sector employers.”
Obviously, public servants play an important role in facilitating important services that can facilitate a stronger economy, but 60% seems to be a rather high ratio. Is there any concern about job creation only being from the not-private-sector side? Again, the government can only tax. You cannot have a government that is larger than its economy. It relies on a strong private sector to be able to pay for those things. Are there any concerns from anyone here in regard to 60% of it being non-private?