Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Madam Minister, there is currently a debate among economists about the recovery plans. I'll stick to the bare essentials to keep my question short.
On the one hand, Lawrence Summers and Olivier Blanchard say that we need to be careful and stop stimulating the economy to prevent any risk of inflation and interest rate increases. On the other, Paul Krugman and Kenneth Rogoff argue that the recovery plan is essential to stimulate the economy and that there is no likelihood of inflation or higher interest rates, at least not in the short or medium term.
From your standpoint on the Canadian economy, what's your position on budget policy and how it relates to the recovery plan?