It's nice to see everyone here today. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to spend with us here at committee as we think about recommendations for this year's budget.
Professor Lee, thank you for your opening comments. Our government points to some strong economic growth that we've seen in the second half of this year, and frequently reminds us that we've recovered most, if not all, of the jobs that were lost at the beginning of the pandemic. The Bank of Canada has a growth outlook for 2022-2023 that is reasonable, and it says we're operating near capacity.
Given what you've seen from the current government in past budgets and what we know is to come with another hundred billion dollars in additional deficit spending, would you say we're on the right path economically?