Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and welcome to all our guests.
I'd like to start off by talking a little about the way in which the regional offices are going to be functioning now that there's just one minister responsible for the various offices throughout the country. I'm wondering whether, when you're getting information from the minister, you're finding it more complicated versus having someone in the area. When we talked about the mandate letter, that's one aspect of it, but then there have to be directions, and we would like to know whether or not that has come through.
For example, Ms. Frenette, when you speak about the high-impact firms initiative, do you have any idea where that is going, what has to be dealt with? I know it's a pilot project. I'm curious whether or not you're getting that type of feedback from the minister that you would perhaps have had if you had a minister in the particular region.