Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm very proud of the fiscal prudence and good management of this government through the pandemic. We have one of the best net debt-to-GDP ratios for the whole of the G20 countries. That's something to be very proud of during this crisis and pandemic.
My questions are mainly for Mr. Harvey.
Mr. Harvey, I appreciated your remarks and I agree that Canada is on the verge of a major change, an economic transition. In this economic transition, there will be winners and losers. The winners in this transition will be the ones who are well prepared.
In your remarks, you raised one of my concerns. Are our small communities, the rural and semi‑urban communities, ready for this transition? I represent a large constituency.
What are the best tools to ensure that we can support communities as they transition and that the communities are well established for the economy of the future?