Thank you, Chair.
Good afternoon to my colleagues.
Thank you, Minister Schulte, for coming before us again.
I will say, as I said to Minister Qualtrough, Minister Hussen and Minister Tassi, that the committee really appreciates your openness and availability to this committee. It's very meaningful and evident. Thanks for the work you're doing on the file.
I do have some questions for you, Minister. We'll start with old age security.
There have been some who have conflated the special financial supports provided during the pandemic, which were significant, with the regular quarterly indexation of the program. Can you help put this in context so that people at home know what exactly has been done and what extraordinary measures we have taken to maintain the economic well-being of families and seniors, in particular?