Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Officials, thank you for being here today.
I'm going to start by asking the Department of Finance officials a question about carbon pricing, which I'm sure they expect to be asked.
During the election campaign, there was an announcement of a Bill C‑4 measure on eliminating the carbon tax for consumers. My understanding is that carbon tax rebates were paid in advance.
Was the last payment, which was made a few days before the election, funded from carbon tax payments that had already been made in the provinces where it applied, or was that money taken out of the consolidated revenue fund?