We will. There is time.
Thank you, Auditor General, for your work and that of your office.
I listened to Mr. McCauley. I think there's a disagreement in terms of how the minister's statement in question period today should be interpreted. Looking at the statement, I didn't hear an accusation of a lack of independence. I don't want to get into this, because I know that the Conservatives in the past—as recently as 2021—went after the Auditor General's office in a way that left a lot to be desired. I think we should focus on the substance of today's report. Again, I deeply respect your independence and the work that you do.
I looked at the report closely. There are a number of things that stand out and a number of things that remind me about the peak of the pandemic and where people were, including in my own community. I think members of Parliament around the table will certainly attest to my experience, which was a deep concern about where the country was going economically and levels of poverty that people would have faced if the government had not moved very quickly to introduce the benefit that it did.
Your report gives specific figures about where things could have gone if the government had not introduced benefits as quickly as possible. Can you delve into that a bit more?