Thank you very much, Minister.
You're right that this committee is undertaking a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal cycle and the estimates. We will certainly take note of the observations you made in your letter to the committee. I think they will be of great use in helping the public scrutinize and understand what their government is doing with their money.
We will proceed right away to questions.
First, for the official opposition, the NDP, we have Alexandre Boulerice for five minutes.