I don't know that I used the word “jettisoned”. I'm familiar with that word. I used many words in that OGGO testimony. I think, as members around the table realize, I'm attenuating in my new circumstances and learning to avoid using adjectives.
With respect to the debt-to-GDP ratio, I would go back to the government's own words around debt to GDP. The government, on page 38 of the “2024 Fall Economic Statement” in December 2024, indicates that a declining debt-to-GDP ratio is the most important fiscal anchor for demonstrating fiscal sustainability and is essential for securing and sustaining Canada's AAA credit rating, period.
Those are the government's words, and our office and I certainly agree with what the government said.