Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here today. However, I must say I'm a little disappointed in your appearance today. When this committee passed a motion on December 1, which was passed unanimously by this committee, the ask was for you to appear for two hours, yet somehow, last week, we found out that you changed your schedule and you're only appearing for an hour today.
In your remarks, you use words like “racing”, and your policy program talks about a “national sprint” and a “focused sprint”. Why are you racing out the door after only one hour today?