Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much, Mr. Minister. I thank all of you for being here with us this morning. We have many questions for you. Unfortunately, we only have one hour, but we will do our best.
The first question I have has to do with asset sales. This relates to information that came in the economic update in the fall, but also in the more recent budget materials, which is that there is a provision in the numbers for asset sales that would reach a total of $10 billion over the course of five years.
Recognizing that federal government assets are made up primarily of crown corporations and real estate, the assumption is that an awful lot of what might be sold would come under your department, Mr. Minister. We have asked a number of times for information on what assets might be considered and to date have no information of any specific assets.
First, how will we see the approximately $2 billion for this fiscal year in revenue from asset sales? What would those assets be? What is being considered for this year and the next four years in order to achieve that $10 billion?