Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, Mayor and Mr. Boyd. I'll be speaking French, so I'm glad to see you have your earpieces in.
I also want to say hello to my fellow members, including Mr. Stewart, who was on the Standing Committee on Finance for a good while. It's nice to see you.
Hello as well to Ms. Atwin, whose riding we are in today. Thank you for having us. Fredericton is quite a lovely city. It's a pleasure to be here.
I'm going to start with you, Mr. Boyd.
First, I'd like to hear your take on the situation. We can see that the level of poverty has grown since the pandemic. Inflation is high. As the other witness pointed out, and both of you said this, more and more people are experiencing mental illness and distress. On top of that, even when people have jobs, some families aren't able to make ends meet without help.
I'd like to hear more about the circumstances the people you work with are facing.