Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to inform you that my colleague and I will be sharing our time.
Good morning, Minister. Thank you for coming.
You are asking for authorization to spend $3 billion. Based on what you're saying, you have even simplified the applications to extend programs. Have the programs that you're going to invest further in been assessed and have they reached their objectives and performance indicators?
Earlier, you were saying that we are in an economic crisis and that this seemed quite urgent. However, not much has been done since last fall to resolve this urgent economic crisis. You understand that we are not prepared to give you the green light, to open the door to your spending $3 billion without having you table a plan telling us who and what programs will get that $3 billion.
Just to remind you, Mr. Minister, my colleague also has a question for you.