Thank you you for that. I appreciate it.
Mr. Giroux, it's good to have you here. I recall one of the first meetings we had when I was chair of the government operations committee, and the discussions we had about finances. In many ways, I felt you were apologizing for the fact that where we had been using the terminology of millions of dollars, we're now using the terminology of billions of dollars. I think Canadians need to understand that. They really don't understand that we've made.... As I said to you at the time, my wife and I used to talk about nickels and dimes. Now, instead of talking about millions of dollars, we're talking about billions of dollars with this government and the huge amounts and costs.
When we look at the costs, in particular, you talked about $1.9 billion. One of the things I'm wondering if you can clarify—I have your report here with me—is your mention of how the public drug plans will cost $14.8 billion in 2024 and increase to $17.3 billion in 2027-28.
People who hear these numbers being thrown about will question them. They ask, “What are we talking about here, when we hear $1.9 billion over five years, versus numbers like that?”