Thank you.
Ms. Boudreau, I have to join my colleague the chair in expressing disappointment at the late publication of the public accounts. This committee, two years ago in its public accounts report, recommended October 15. Your predecessor, I understand, committed to that date, yet I think this is the latest tabling ever of the public accounts. It almost looks like it was done to cover up that we ended up with a $61-billion deficit last fiscal year, blowing past the line in the sand drawn by the previous finance minister.
Was there any political pressure to delay the public accounts?