Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First off, I want to thank Mr. Galipeau for being open and changing the order of the first round. Nevertheless, since this is important to me, I am going to try to push your openness a bit further still. It is obvious to me as well that during the May 2nd election, Canadians clearly expressed their desire to be governed differently. I think this first meeting is a perfect opportunity to choose compromise over confrontation. Mild confrontation, to be sure, since we are only talking about a vote, but regardless of our political stripe, we would all come out on top if we could come to an agreement through compromise rather than a vote. I think that would really put us on the right track for future discussions and meetings. Thank you.