Thank you.
I would just like to start by thanking Mr. Jacques for his work as interim PBO. I think all parliamentarians thought it was excellent.
Of course, I want to congratulate you, Ms. Ryan, on taking on this position. We appreciate your commitment to your country for doing so.
I want to start off with some of your comments.
You stated that the current national debt per Canadian is set to rise in the next five years from $33,000 to $38,000. That is based on the government's projections. We haven't had a global recession in going on five years. It's very unlikely that it will go another five years without having a recession. What would happen to those numbers if in fact there was a global recession?