Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, I would like to bid a warm welcome to all the members of the public and all the representatives of the media who are here this morning. What a breath of fresh air you are! It has been so long since we have seen you. It is a pleasure to see you back. We sincerely hope that we will be able to give you cause for reflection in the best way possible.
In that regard, I would also like to pay tribute to Ms. Michaud, but I will wait for her to come back so that she can hear me thank her in person. My thanks also go to Mr. Bélanger, who unfortunately had to leave the meeting because of a scheduling conflict. I have to say that he left me and a number of others here hungering for more.