Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Madam Deputy, you were appointed in March 2007, and starting in July 2007, you created two new programs. What was your involvement in the creation of those two new programs?
I am particularly interested in the involvement of the provinces in the creation of those two new programs. Did you consult them? Had you met with the ministers?
Were those new programs created at the request of the provinces or are they a federal creation?