Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you for being here, even these touches that you have been adding to the portrait that the many witnesses have been painting for us make it even bleaker. It's truly discouraging. I would like to raise something a little different, given that so far , everyone has spoken to us about services that have been cut. Behind these services, there are people who are working. When a service is cut, there are so many workers—particularly women, where community sectors are involved—who lose their jobs, and total uncertainty is created. I would like you to tell us who is affected specifically in your communities. How would these lost jobs affect overall economic development in your regions?