Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Ryan, thank you for being here.
Real GDP has been growing for the past two months. That is higher than the Statistics Canada estimate, which called for a flat reading.
Scotiabank's CEO, in his quarterly call yesterday, said investors are looking at Canada again because Prime Minister Mark Carney's “business-friendly government is trying to get things done.” The International Monetary Fund recently stated that Canada will maintain the strongest fiscal position and the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. The Global Infrastructure Investor Association, the GIIA, in its spring 2026 pulse survey, identified Canada as “the most attractive infrastructure investment market [in the world] for the first time since the survey [began]”. It goes on to say several factors are driving confidence in Canada, including a strong, nation-building, infrastructure agenda; faster approvals and delivery of major projects; growing opportunities in energy, transportation and digital infrastructure, and Canada's ability to attract global capital from large, institutional investors, such as sovereign wealth funds.
What does this tell us about the underlying strengths of Canada's economy?