Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Because this is our last time around the table, I would like, as a member of the Committee, to add my voice to yours and thank and congratulate our entire support team, including the people who handle logistics, the translators, our beloved clerk and the editors. They are all consummate professionals and very dedicated. They deserve recognition. I wanted to thank them as you did earlier.
Mr. Fontaine asked us a moment ago what costs more: education or prison? Prevention or amputation? That brings into focus the ideas we are sharing here. Investment in poverty is a true investment, not an expense. I think we have to look at it that way.
Each of you put forward the view that our report must make reference to a comprehensive plan that includes a timetable and priorities. There is a good chance that that suggestion will be followed. But how we get there is an entirely different story. If we are going to do it, we have to identify our priorities quickly.
Can each of you tell me briefly what the priority should be? I would like you to identify just one, not three or four, even though we will also be taking other priorities into account. If each of you had to name a priority, what would it be?