I'll ask you one more question before I move to other witnesses.
Explain why, as simply as you can.... I completely share your concern over how deficits threaten the long-term viability of government programs, government expenditures and programs that Canadians need. Tell us why it's so important that we get a handle on the deficit and reduce it much more quickly than.... Well, there really is no schedule in this budget for a proper reduction of the deficit. There are only references to an eventual debt-to-GDP ratio several years down the road.