Thank you, Madam Chair. It will be quite a challenge to give a short answer to such a question.
Mr. Blanchette-Joncas, thank you very much for your comments. You're very kind.
Concerning the Phoenix issue, honestly, I'm not in a position to answer you, because I'm not at the heart of this matter. I am familiar with this story since it received a lot of media coverage, but I am not currently in a position to give you a direct answer to this question.
However, I feel that the current circumstances and economic conditions in Canada, as well as those around the world, provide an opportunity for the government and the Department of Finance to be creative in finding the solutions that Canada needs to get its economy back on track and increase the level of growth.
So the answer is twofold. Concerning Phoenix, I am not able to answer for the moment. As to whether there will be an opportunity to take advantage of our creativity, my answer is yes. Rahm Emanuel said it well:
“Never waste a good crisis.”