Thanks very much, Mr. Chair.
Thanks to our witnesses for coming forward.
This is an important study because Canadians are really strapped. They're not able to pay for their medications. They're having difficulty finding affordable housing. Canadians have the highest family debt load of any industrialized country. At the same time, they see money being given to very profitable corporations—like Loblaws, for fridges—rather than seeing money actually provided for investments that help everybody.
I'd like to start with you, Mr. Hayes and Ms. Miller.
The whole issue of fossil fuel subsidies is also something that people raise because of the issues around climate change. Do you have an estimate of how much is currently provided as fossil fuel subsidies? In your experience, when you've asked for analysis around fossil fuel subsidies, how is the government in terms of providing access to that information?