Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Page. Welcome, to your team.
We very much appreciate the work you do for parliamentarians, the committee, and taxpayers in general. It's very appreciated, and it's important to us.
I'd like to essentially go back to your opening comment on the key question for today: Does this committee or do we, as parliamentarians, have the information we need to exercise oversight on the proposed operational budget freeze? Quite simply, you said the answer is no.
Frankly, I'm happy to have that validated. We find it frustrating. We don't really know whether it's our inability to evaluate the situation or whether we're sometimes not really given the tools needed to do our jobs as lay people and as MPs. I'm concerned that you made the statement, but as I said, I appreciate the validation of the way we feel.
What do we need? What additional information should we demand? As you know, as a committee, we have the power to compel the production of documents. Can you summarize or itemize what we should ask for more specifically? Believe me, we will ask.