Let me start with a positive element. One thing that's shocked me is the goodwill and responsiveness of many parts of government to our requests. There is a good relationship and there is a willingness to provide the answers to Parliament. That's a positive surprise.
In terms of what keeps me up, it is absolutely the idea that each year the government is spending $500 billion ostensibly towards services for Canada and Canadians. The connection between what is spent and what is realized has gotten weaker through time.
We should be able to give Canadians, who are facing all the affordability challenges and economic and business uncertainty, as you quite rightly describe, a better sense of how all of that government spending helps them individually and what they can expect for their tax dollars. The idea is that there is accountability and transparency. Absent that, we are really facing some serious risks for the country in a very turbulent time with many risks on the horizon.
