I would like to go back to Mr. Reid's comment.
Mr. Page was invited here as the parliamentary budget officer. We also had Mel Cappe, who was a clerk for 10 years and who is highly credible.
My question is for the chair and the analysts. In your view, did Mr. Cappe make a comment on the same topic as Mr. Page?
If so, I think it should be included. Mr. Cappe was invited here as an expert of the Privy Council, unlike Mr. Page who was invited as the parliamentary budget officer.
If not, that paragraph rather seems to contain a general opinion. We can infer it from the comment. The report will reach many people and I feel it will be misleading for its readers.
That creates more confusion rather than clarity. I recommend that we remove the paragraph if it cannot be corroborated by Mr. Cappe, the expert analyst of the Privy Council Office.
Thank you.