Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ladies and gentlemen witnesses, thank you for being here.
Ms. DeLaronde, I enjoyed your presentation, and I can say the same of those of Mr. Arango and Mr. Buckley.
Mr. Buckley, I agree with your analysis of the situation.
We're here to consider the budget implementation bill. Tomorrow morning, we will begin clause-by-clause consideration of this bill, which concerns a host of very complex issues, one example of which we have here before us.
As an economist and my party's finance critic, I have to decide how to vote on each clause and amendment based on evidence that's brought before us here. However, there appears to be a debate or a lack of consensus among our witnesses.
Since I'll have to take a position tomorrow based on various arguments that are raised here, I would ask you, Mr. Buckley, to react to the arguments advanced first by Mr. Arango and then by Mr. Sorbara.
Then I'd also like to hear Mr. Arango's comments or those of his colleague.
Go ahead, Mr. Buckley.