Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'm going to start speaking with the representatives of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the quality of whose contributions to our debates we are familiar with. Moreover, the City of Montreal, where I am a member, is a member of that organization. However, I'm not convinced you clearly explained the indicators to the members of this committee.
How do you evaluate the municipality's situation? I understand that the brief you tabled provides a list of the some 80 indicators. I won't ask you to explain them to us in detail as a result of the time allotted to us, but I would like to understand how they differ from the consumer basket or low-income cut-offs.
What are we to understand about the 22 municipalities, including Calgary and Edmonton, that we find in your brief and that took part in it? Provide us with a summary. How was your measure different and what are we to understand from these conclusions?
Then I'll ask Mr. Sarlo two other questions.