I have a couple of quick questions for the officials, and then I was hoping to ask Mr. Lewis a question. I'm certainly hoping I get through all of them.
First of all, the Prime Minister mentioned that “cold, hard mathematics” was the reasoning behind the exclusion of Edmonton and southern Saskatchewan from the relief measures included in the budget, which is obviously cold comfort to the people who live in communities that have suffered major job losses.
I'm wondering if you could speak to what the rationale was behind the 2% bar, and what studies the government produced to come up with this threshold.