Thank you, Minister, to you and your team, for being here.
I really appreciate the opportunity to hear more about the tremendous role that Treasury Board plays. It's essential in the mechanics of government, and certainly we appreciate the critical role you play in interacting with many departments and in maintaining some fiscal impact that's positive as we go forward. I appreciate some of the work that's being done concurrently in that regard.
In regard to the estimates, I appreciate your illustrating those major expense items. One that stood out was the $500 million in funding for Ukraine. This obviously is a significant addition to resources since the war started, although not all parties seem to be taking the support of Ukraine as seriously, given the recent Conservative vote against the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement implementation. Can you please tell us more about this item and share your views on supporting Ukraine?