Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to all the witnesses.
I'd like to start with Mr. Brossard.
You noted in your opening statement that a lot of your analysis focuses around sound management of public finances. I'm sure that when the Prime Minister promised to spend less and invest more, this was a topic of interest for you.
In this morning's PBO report, it is confirmed that the government operational costs were actually revised up $18 billion over the last four years to $142 billion. What do you think this means for Canadians more broadly? Also, do you think this meets the Prime Minister's definition of spending less and investing more?