Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Minister and officials, for being here.
Minister, it strikes me that everything you just talked about seems to suggest that you haven't been in power for nine years. I guess the obvious question for most Canadians would be, “Well, how do you imagine that any of us are supposed to believe that any of those things are priorities for you, when, after nine years, you haven't gotten any of it done?” If you're so confident—now you want to fight the Conservatives, the NDP and whomever—then call a carbon tax election and let Canadians make this decision once and for all.
I have a general question for you, to start.
If you're the seller of a product, do you believe having more customers is better than having one?